Sacred Space:
The Ethics of Religion and Spirituality in Psychotherapy
Frankie Perez, MA, LMFT

The word psychology literary means, “study of the soul”.  However, the practice of traditional psychology purposefully stayed clear from bringing spirituality and religion into the consulting room.  Still, during the past decade, there appears to be a renewed interest in bridging psychotherapy with spirituality and religion.  

When:	Friday, September 17, 2010 9:00am-12:00pm 3 Ethics CEUs
Where:	Salesmanship Youth and Family Centers 106 E. Tenth Street, Dallas, TX 75203
Cost:	Individual $45.00 Student $22.50 Group $30.00
Credit:	3CEUs

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A Two-Day Mindfulness Workshop:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Marty Lumpkin, PhD and Juli Hobdy, PhD

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is the creation of Jon Kabat-Zinn and his team at the University of Massachuettes Medical Center. It is seasoned with 30 years of development and is the most researched-backed therapeutic method of mindfulness.

MBSR is formatted as 8 weekly sessions two-and-a-half hours each in length (including one full day of silent practice in a group). It is based on a principle of gentle, gradual immersion into the experience of mindfulness and its practices. The group setting provides an intimate “holding environment” for this work, a safe space for self-exploration. The books Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go There You Are describe the approach of MBSR and are considered classics today in the field.

Since working people confront the obstacles of crowded schedules and geographic distance from MBSR training sites, this workshop provides participants with the unfolding experience of MBSR in a condensed two-day format. There is no assumption of prior mindfulness training or experience. Following the workshop, participants may be inspired to pursue MBSR training (to be able to conduct MBSR groups) or to use aspects of MBSR in their lives and practices.

The facilitators, Juli Hobdy and Martin Lumpkin, are licensed psychologists who have completed MBSR training retreats. They use MBSR principles in their teaching and therapy practices. For information on Martin Lumpkin and aspects of mindfulness, see his website www.martinlumpkin.com.

When:	Friday, October 01, 2010 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday, October 2, 2010 9:00am-4:00pm
Where:	Salesmanship Youth and Family Centers 106 E. Tenth Street, Dallas, TX 75203
Cost:	Individual $140.00 Student $70.00 Individual without Lunch $125.00
Credit:	12CEUs

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Taking In the Good

Rick Hanson, PhD

Developmental psychology, psychodynamic theory and positive psychology all stress the importance of acquiring internal resources such as basic trust, optimism, and a positive mood.  In our clients, we want to encourage self-soothing, emotional regulation, and resilience; we want the learning from their steps toward growth to "stick to their ribs". The question is:  How to actually do this?  Particularly given the challenge of the brain's negativity bias, which preferentially scans for, reacts to, stores, and recalls negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones; the natural result is a growing-and unfair-residue of emotional pain, pessimism and numbing inhibition in implicit memory.  In this clinically focused and practical workshop, Rick shows how to use the brain's machinery of memory to get at the essence of beneficial change in positive experiences.  Drawing on recent discoveries about neuroplasticity, he will present a simple, four step process that weaves positive experiences into the structure of the brain and the fabric of the self.  Participants will practice this method with different applications and client populations, and there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.  No background with neuroscience is required.

When:	Friday, January 28, 2011 9:00am-4:00pm
Where:	Salesmanship Youth and Family Centers 106 E. Tenth Street, Dallas, TX 75203
Cost:	Individual $75.00 Student $37.50 Group $60.00
Credit:	6CEUs

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