Spring 2009 Workshop

Relational Mindfulness
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Morning Session: 9 AM - 12:15 PM
Afternoon Session: 1:30 - 4:00 PM

Wang Student Center - Tishman Commons
Wellesley College, Wellesley MA

5 Continuing Education Credits available

Faculty: Janet Surrey, Ph.D., & Natalie Eldridge, Ph.D.

Mindfulness, as a factor in psychological healing, is currently receiving considerable attention. As recent neuroscience studies have shown, mindfulness practices have a positive impact on brain functioning and can be particularly effective when treating depression and anxiety.  This workshop will explore how mindfulness, as it is evolving from Buddhist psychology, can contribute to Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) and the practice of psychotherapy.

We will also explore how RCT may open new relational contexts for the practice of mindfulness, which we describe as “relational mindfulness.”  Finally, we will explore how relational mindfulness leads to healing and positive change, deepening and enlarging our practice of psychotherapy.

Educational Objectives: Participants will learn: - Points of intersection of mindfulness, meditation, and Relational-Cultural Theory. - Strategies for enhancing relational awareness in psychotherapy. - Applications of Buddhist psychology to Relational-Cultural Theory.

Faculty:

Janet L. Surrey, Ph.D., is a Founding Scholar of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College, and a Clinical Psychologist in private practice.  She is on the Faculty and Board of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.

Natalie S. Eldridge, Ph.D., is on the Faculty of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College, a Licensed Psychologist in private practice, and a Relational Life Coach.  She is a contributing author to Women’s Growth in Diversity and to the Working Paper Series at the Stone Center. 

Who Should Attend?  
This program provides 5 Continuing Education Credits for psychologists. Approval of credits for licensed mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and social workers is in the process. Please call 781-283-3800 to confirm.

The Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (JBMTI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education credits for psychologists.  The JBMTI maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Registration: $175
Early Registration Discount (deadline March 6, 2009): $20
OR — Register with a Friend Discount: $20

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