Continuing Education: Mindfulness as a Treatment Tool for OUD/SUD

This course is for practitioners who want to utilize mindfulness and meditation techniques in their clinical practice with clients struggling with opioid use and substance use disorders. Clinicians will be offered practice concepts from the cutting edge mindfulness psychotherapy model of Internal Family Systems as it applies to chemical addiction treatment. The course will lay out the conceptual framework of mindfulness and acceptance techniques to increase self-awareness, presence and still mind, thus enabling the clinician to be fully present in the therapeutic space. We will examine how mindfulness and acceptance practice can enhance therapeutic presence. In this course, participants will gain knowledge and skills to be effective clinicians who can take a pause, and be present as they navigate the journey of helping others. The course will be presented by Dr. Frank Gardner and Dr. Zella Moore, and will be moderated by Dr. Steven Krantz.

In this course you will:

• Gain new insight and skill in using mindfulness in your professional practice.
• Learn mindfulness techniques for your own self-care.
• Study with well-known leaders in the field.

You can earn two continuing education hours, free of charge (certificate provided on completion) with this course.

This webinar inaugurates a 4-part series of continuing education programs for faculty, field agency staff, alumni and others to earn CEU hours on opioid use and substance use disorder and associated conditions. This first webinar is free of charge; a modest fee will be charged for the subsequent webinars in the series to cover expenses.