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DSM V Training
June 6-7, 2013
Trevecca Nazarene University
Dr. K. Dayle Jones, ACA DSM-V Task Force Chair, will be presenting a two-day training on the new DSM-V for all mental health professionals, June 6-7, 2013. This important presentation will be hosted by Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselor’s Association (TLPCA), Trevecca Nazarene University’s Graduate Counseling Program and Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO).
Student rate will be available. To register, click HERE
We hope to see you there!
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Issues in Therapy 2013
"The Mindful Way through Anxiety:
Acceptance-based Behavioral Therapies in Practice"
Friday, October 4, 2013
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Boone Convocation Center
Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
Presenters:
Susan M. Orsillo Ph.D. & Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D.
Dr. Susan Orsillo is Professor of Psychology at Suffolk University in Boston, MA. Author of over 80 journal articles and book chapters, and co-editor of two books, her current research is focused on both exploring the role of emotional response styles, most notably experiential avoidance, in maintaining psychological difficulties and developing prevention and treatment programs that integrate acceptance and mindfulness with evidence-based behavioral approaches. Dr. Lizabeth Roemer is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston in Boston, MA. She has published over 80 journal articles and book chapters and co-edited two books on the role of emotion regulation, mindfulness, and experiential avoidance in a range of clinical presentations, and the use of acceptance-based behavioral therapies. Together, Drs. Roemer and Orsillo have developed an acceptance-based behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety and comorbid disorders and are currently examining its efficacy and mediators and moderators of change in a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. They are co-authors of Mindfulness- and acceptance-based behavioral therapies in practice and The mindful way through anxiety). Drs. Orsillo and Roemer regularly conduct training workshops around the country and throughout the world, and their work has been featured in Elle Magazine, FIRST for Women Magazine, BehaviorTherapist.com. More information about their work, including guided mindfulness exercises, is available at http://mindfulwaythroughanxietybook.com/
At the conclusion of this conference, you will be able to:
- Describe the conceptual and empirical basis for acceptance-based behavioral therapies for anxiety and related disorders.
- Identify ways in which responses and reactions to anxiety compound distress and lead to behavioral avoidance.
- Identify and implement mindfulness practices that can increase awareness and decrease avoidance
- Apply mindfulness practices to help clients clarify emotions and increase acceptance and willingness
- Formulate ways to help clients articulate their values and engage in values consistent actions
Early Registration (before September 6, 2013) - $100.00
After September 6, 2013 - $125.00
Graduate Student rate - $50.00
6 CEUs- $20.00
To register for this event, please click HERE