INTEGRATING YOGA INTO MENTAL HEALTH CARE National Conference.

INTEGRATING YOGA INTO MENTAL HEALTH CARE
June 30 – July 2, 2017
Misericordia University, Dallas, PA.  Sponsored by the Misericordia University Social Work Program and the Wellfleet Collective.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This groundbreaking event features the first major conference in the U.S. focusing on the topic of yoga and mental health care. It is designed for mental health and rehabilitative health professionals as well as yoga teachers and therapists.

PROFESSIONAL CEUs for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists,  occupational therapists, and nurses are pending. Please contact Susan McDonald at 570-674-6212 or email smcdonal@misericordia.edu for additional information.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Amy Weintraub
Amy Weintraub is the author of Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management.

Pre-Conference Workshops: “Identifying Subtle Breathing Pattern Dysregulations and Healing Them.”; “Bringing Nervous-System Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga into Mental Health Care”; and “Addressing Anxiety Through the Yoga Tradition.”

JULY 1 Workshops: “When Mind-Body Practices Go Wrong”; “Yoga Therapy with Clients in a Dissociative State”; “The Use of Yoga in Treatment Planning for Substance Use Disorders”; “Chakra Healing Through Somatic Therapy and Yoga”; “Addressing Anxiety Through the Yoga Tradition”; and “Bringing Nervous-System Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Chair Yoga and Breathing Practices into Mental Health Care.”

Other Highlights:  Laughter Yoga with Live Music; Discussion groups by topic; Panel discussion with workshop presenters.

CEUs pending for psychologists; social workers, alcohol and drug therapists, marriage and family therapists, occupational therapists, and nurses.

FEES: $100 for pre-conference workshop; $150 for conference, before May 1; $180 afterwards. $99. room and partial board package.

To register, go to: www.misericordia.edu/yogareg

For complete conference information, visit: www.misericordia.edu/yoga

For additional questions, contact:

Misericordia University Center for Adult and Continuing EducationPhone 570-674-6161Fax 570-674-6232

Email: muconf@misericordia.edu

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