Stress Reduction: A Practical Guide of How to be One with Yourself, the World and Others

APPROVED FOR SOCIAL WORK CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ONLY

December 10, 2010
9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
6 CEU/clock hours
*FCCS *Location change: 855 W. Mound St., Training Room 5, Columbus, OH 

REGISTER: (fees can be found on the registration form)

Social workers, counselors, health care and mental health professionals, and teachers can learn through a practical “hands on” experiential process how to decrease stress in their lives, and the lives of others through knowledge, practice, and skills of meditation.

At the conclusion of this training, participants will:

• Learn how to practice mindfulness to reduce stress and become more aware of yourself and your environment.
• Learn how we walk in two Worlds: the sensory and the conceptual, and by understanding this, we can step outside of the drama of life and be pro-active and not reactive.
• Learn paradigm thinking of mind, body and spirit in a chaotic and fast paced world.
• Learn how to be proactive with stress.
• Learn the signs and symptoms of stress such as physical and emotional pain, fear, panic and anxiety, time, sleep and job stress.
• Learn alternative techniques to address major stressors.

Andrew C. Gillespie, PhD., MSW, LISW-S, Clinical Director, Cambridge Behavioral Hospital, Cambridge, Ohio, and Adjunct Lecturer, The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, has worked in both the outpatient and inpatient mental health fields with children, adolescents and families, as well as with the adult SMD population, both civil and forensic. He is currently employed within a private inpatient setting that is an Acute Psychiatric Hospital that specializes in Dual Diagnosis treatment for patients with Mental Health and Substance Dependence issues. He also provides instruction to Master’s level students within the College of Social Work at the OSU Newark Branch campus, and has presented workshops at the local, state and national levels over a 35 year span on a variety of topics.