Community Health Programs
University Credit  or CEUs or CECHs and/or Professional Development Opportunities

The Body Speaks:
Are You Listening? The Power of Integrative Approaches to Wellness and Healing

January 20, 2012; 4-10 p.m.
January 21, 2012; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cleary Alumni & Friends Center, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Discover the research on the physiology of stress, anxiety and depression and how mindfulness mediation is making a measurable healing impact, and the various mindfulness modalities that are available. Experience guided mindfulness meditation instruction and how mindfulness can benefit you and your clients. Leave with tools to help you tap into the potential of the present moment, and resources for further personal and professional development. Emphasis will be placed on the integrative approach which includes a psychological, health promoting, community-based approach for each client and person with whom you work. Complementary and more traditional approaches to greater well-being will be explored. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Nurse practitioners
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Physical and occupational therapists
• Chiropractors
• Mental health practioners
• Public heath educators
• School health educators
• School teachers and nurses
• AODA counselors
• Massage therapists
• Wellness coaches
• Health coaches
• Students
• Interested public

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

• Identify the knowledge and skills necessary to begin a mindfulness meditation practice, for self and with others.
• Distinguish and explore foundational concepts of practice and research: does it work and why?
• Discuss the construction and application of mindfulness meditation interventions in clinical, educational and health practices.
• Cultivate the skills of critical appraisal in the application of theory into practice.
• Examine the traditional and modern histories of practice.
• Integrate mindfulness meditation and into clinical practice.
• Develop skills to teach the client/patient the practice and benefits of daily mindful living skills.

DAY ONE | 4-10 p.m.

This workshop is an introductory exploration of the integration and practice of mindfulness for the general public and the interested professional. We will discuss the history and application of mindfulness through the ages. We will explore applications for a variety of day-today life situations and how to begin your own mindfulness practice. You will learn about how creating a mindfulness practice will benefit your overall health and well-being, as well as benefiting the relationships in your life.

DAY TWO | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

This day will be geared more for the practitioner. This class will explore:

• How can we deepen our intent of practice and professional training while we care for others?
• How do we attend to our own self and the experiences we encounter as we attend to others?
• How can we center ourselves in our ethic of care?

The entire workshop will explore these questions and more, using integrative practices in both the personal and clinical setting.

REGISTRATION FEE*:

• Early Registration Fee: $215 (includes break items on Friday, and lunch on Saturday, and 1.4 CEUs or 12 Category 1 CECHs for health educators) Received by Dec. 19, 2011
• Regular Registration Fee: $229 after Monday, Dec. 19, 2011

Registration Deadline: Monday, Jan. 9, 2012

CREDIT OPTIONS**:

• Non-credit program for 1.4 CEUs
• 12 Category 1 CECH units for Certified Health Education Specialists
• One academic undergraduate credit**
• One academic graduate credit**

Printable Registration (1 page PDF) and Printable Brochure (2 page PDF)

*A $15 Registration Fee/semester and a $2/credit D2L (Desire2Learn) Fee is assessed to all undergraduate and graduate students each semester.

**Academic credit involves a practical application project and an additional fee:
In partnership with the Wisconsin Health Education Network (WHEN), a 1-credit option is available at the undergraduate or graduate level. For additional information, please contact Briana Meuer 608.785.6513 or bmeuer@uwlax.edu.

Cancellation Policy: Full refund less $25 processing fee before Jan. 6, 2011. No refunds on or after Jan. 6. Substitutions will be accepted.

Registration implies permission for photos, publicity & inclusion in a participant list unless Continuing Education and Extension is notified in writing prior to the program.

Sponsored by Community Health Programming Unit, Continuing Education and Extension.

PRESENTERS:

Keely Rees, Ph.D., CHES, is in her in eighth year in the Department of Health Education and Health Promotion at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Rees’ research has focused on numerous issues in the field of maternal and child health for over 13 years. Her research has focused on prenatal care, exercise prescription and behaviors during and after pregnancy, pre-conception and prenatal nutrition, tobacco use during pregnancy, and sexuality education and advocacy for young children, teens, and parents. Rees has taught women’s health courses, trainings, and workshops in universities, hospitals, schools locally, and has taught internationally with other universities, researchers, and organizations identifying ways to better prepare health educators in the field of health education. Keely teaches and researches contemplative practices in the classroom, community settings and workshops locally and nationally as a way for parents, educators, and individuals to find more peace and joy in their daily lives. Rees’ education began with an undergraduate health education degree at the University of Minnesota-Morris (1994); graduate degree (M.S.) in exercise physiology & health behavior at South Dakota State University (1996), and Ph.D. in community health education at the University of New Mexico (1999). She became a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) the spring of 1999. She lives in La Crosse with her partner Curt Rees, eight year old son Gavin and five year old daughter Harper. Her love of the outdoors includes canoeing, fishing, gardening, skiing, snow shoeing and riding their 32 year old horse, Ibn.

Thomas Roberts, LCSW, LMFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist with more than 30 years experience, Roberts has worked in a variety of settings from inpatient addiction treatment programs to his present private practice, where he specializes in hypnotherapy and mindfulness therapy with particular emphasis on his unique approach to mind-body healing. He holds licenses as an Independent Clinical Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist, and is certified as a Fellow with the National Board of Clinical Hypnotherapists, a Diplomate with the American Psychotherapy Association and as an Addictions Counselor in the state of Wisconsin. The author of The Mindfulness Workbook: A Beginner’s Guide to Overcoming Fear and Embracing Compassion (New Harbinger Press, 2009), Roberts regularly presents at training sessions, workshops and retreats at local, regional and national levels. He is adjunct professor at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis., and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn., where he teaches students mind-body healing, integrative medicine, mindfulness, and a variety of other related topics. He also has an online course, Mindfulness: The Healing power of Compassionate Presence, where his online class is ranked as a “best seller.”