Mindfulness in Practice: Building Resilience through Awareness
Professional, personal, and client needs are addressed through mindful practice and building resiliency with awareness. This course will provide an introduction to multiple mindfulness-based therapies.
Attendees may use this course to meet 6 hours of general continuing education units. Kansas State University is a pre-approved continuing education provider approved by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Provider number 15-005.
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- Understand the importance of mindfulness, how to begin a practice and the benefits that follow
- Learn resources, tips and exercises for personal and professional use
- Experience multiple mindfulness exercises including breath work, guided imagery, meditation, awareness and healing exercises; ability to share with clients
This course is offered both in person or live online. You may choose your modality on the registration form.
Course details
Date: November 4, 2022
Times: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CST with hour lunch break
Location: In person in Salina, Kansas or live stream online via Zoom
Cost: $125
Payment is due at the time of registration.
Continuing education credits: 6 general hours
Registration deadline: Extended to Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 PM
Registration fee includes course instruction and hard copy materials.
About the instructor
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Suzie DeVaughn, LMSW Suzie DeVaughn, LMSW, is the Founder of Self-Care Specialists and author of Mastering Self-Care: Building Resiliency through Healthy and Mindful Living. She graduated from Wichita State University with a master's degree in social work, has a Compassion Fatigue Educator Certification from the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and facilitates compassion stress management training for professional caregivers. Suzie's experience includes counseling clients at a holistic health center, providing therapy for survivors of domestic abuse at a women's shelter, practicing social work within a community mental health organization, and she currently provides therapy in a private practice setting. Some of her modalities include EMDR, Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotheraphy and Psych K. |
Discounts
A discounted rate is offered for companies or organizations sending multiple attendees. Discounts are tied to number of attendees as follows:
| Number of registrants | Available discount | Total price |
| 3 registrants/company | 1 registration 50% off | $312.50 |
| 4 registrants/company | 1 registration fee | $375 |
For companies or organizations sending more than four employees, discounts will be applied in the same increments as indicated above.
System Requirements
The online training software operates on any Mac or PC system. Your system must have speakers with sound enabled. You will need a microphone (webcam optional) to participate in the program. You will need an internet connection, broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE) is recommended.
You will need to download Zoom, a free video conferencing software to participate in the live activities. You can do this from the Zoom website, or you will be prompted to download it prior to the program. Please review the Zoom system requirements.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the event or your registration, please contact the Kansas State University Professional Education and Outreach office at profed@k-state.edu.