Mindfulness and Self-Care: Restorative Tools for Clinicians

Presented by Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW on 01-06-2012 at 9 a.m. Pacific to 10:30 a.m. Pacific (1:30 p.m. Eastern)

Self-care should not wait until after hours or weekends. Restorative pauses are a must throughout the day for the prevention of compassion fatigue. This workshop will offer specific tools that harness the benefits of mindfulness as a means for personal care. Learn about a simple "tools to trigger" system for creating mindfulness habits throughout your workday. These well-being exercises are designed to be done while driving to work, sitting in front of the computer, before/during/and after sessions, and when transitioning to home. Let new habits of mind tap into your own neuroplasticity and provide escape from the monotony of autopilot.

This web conference is designed to help clinicians:

  1. Identify four characteristics of the stress response that lead to burnout over time;
  2. List three differences between environmental strategies for stress reduction versus inner peace strategies;
  3. Apply the benefits of neuroplasticity in a simple system of linking tools to triggers;
  4. Acquire six simple tools for self-care that can be used before work, during sessions, and after work.

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Event Reviews from Members

I found her presentation, which included clinical, intuitive, and scientific explanations for tools to be SO validating! I have been integrating several similar tools into my life and my practice for years, coming from more of an intuitive place. Hearing the scientific commentary and the extent to which these brief rituals can actually help to re- wire our brains and stress response is fascinating and very hopeful!! - Delphyne J. Platner, PhD, MFT, CHT

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1.5 CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

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Meet the Presenter

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, writer, and grief counselor in private practice in southern New Hampshire. Ashley has authored three self-help books, including the newly released Shortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity and Transcending Loss.

Additionally, Ashley is a contributing Lifestyles writer for USDailyReview.com. She also publishes a monthly newsletter called Still Waters at her website and moderates two active support pages on Facebook, one for grievers, called Transcending Loss, and the other for those struggling with stress, called Shortcuts to Inner Peace.

Ashley has a Master of Arts degree in Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Smith College, as well as a certificate in Contemplative Studies through Smith College School for Social Work. Ashley worked in community mental health in New York City for ten years and has been living and working in southern New Hampshire since 1997. Ashley lives with her husband Dan and their blended family of five children.

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  • Logo This course has been approved by GoodTherapy.org, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #135463. GoodTherapy.org is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
  • GoodTherapy.org, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0395.
  • GoodTherapy.org, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.

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