Mindfulness-based Intervention Techniques for Youth  

Friday, October 4, 2019

8:30 am - 11:45 am 

(8:00 am: Check-in & Continental Breakfast)

Beaver Creek Country Club

9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21740

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This program is funded in part by the Willliam B. and Sylvia A. Hunsberger Fund

This experiential-training will provide practical mindfulness strategies that can be use by both youth and practitioners in a variety of settings. Attendees will learn interventions that can help with executive functioning and build self-regulation skills. The neuroscience supporting the connection between mind and body and how it influences emotions and behavior will be explored.

 At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Explain the connection between the mind and body and how it influences emotions and behavior
• Discuss how mindfulness interventions can help with executive functioning and self-regulation skills
• Learn practical mindfulness strategies that can be used by both youth and practitioners in a variety of settings

Featuring:

Molly Love, LCSW, is the coordinator of Social-Emotional Programming at the McLean School in Potomac, MD. She has worked with youth, practitioners and parents to improve the lives of children and families in the DC and surrounding area for over 20 years. McLean School is a transformative, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school that integrates mindfulness to reduce student stress and aid in focus and learning. They welcome traditional learners as well as those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, anxiety and those with challenges with executive functioning.

Frankie Engelking, MA, is the director of Student and Community Wellness at the McLean School in Potomac, MD. She has worked at McLean School in the promotion of Health and Wellness for over 20 years. In 2018, Ms. Engelking created a Mindfulness Education Curriculum which is being implemented in grades K-12 and provides education and training to educators, parents and mental health providers. Her journey with mindfulness began 7 years ago when she was trained by Mindful Schools and began sharing the practice with students, staff and parents. The McLean School's Mindfulness program is nationally recognized as a leader in mindfulness education and training.

Professional Continuing Education Credits:

An important message about Continuing Education Credits:  Brook Lane seminars are approved for continuing education credits as an entire event.  PARTIAL CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED. To assure that you receive continuing education credit, you must be on time and complete the entire seminar.

Counselors/Therapists:  Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Brook Lane solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.  This program will provide 3 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.

Social Workers:  Brook Lane Health Services is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. This program will provide 3.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.   

Psychologists:  The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept continuing education hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

Other Healthcare Professionals and Attendees:  A certificate of completion noting the number of educational/contact hours will be provided for other disciplines to allow attendees to apply for CE credit as an individual.

 Seminar Fee:   $ 69.00  (includes continental breakfast and CEUs)

CANCELLATION POLICY:  A $10 processing fee will apply. To receive a refund, cancellations must be made in writing and received no later than one week prior to the seminar. No refunds/credits will be made after the one-week date or for no shows on the day of the program.

Attention Brook Lane Staff Members:  If you registered online, it is your responsibility to complete the process by submitting a yellow TRAINING REQUEST FORM to your supervisor for approval and signature.  A copy of the full program description & learning objectives must be attached to the yellow Training Request Form. This documentation becomes apart of your HR training file.