CDSS: Mindfulness: A Trauma Informed Approach

Curious about mindfulness? Want to de-stress for a few hours and increase your knowledge about the positive impacts these practices can have on your healthspan? Join Dr. Beth Cohen, a clinical and organizational psychologist, who has taught mindfulness practices to thousands of human services professionals across the nation. Learn about science-backed trauma-sensitive strategies that enhance health and well-being, work productivity, focus, creativity, and engagement. The practice of mindfulness is widely recognized as a valuable tool for managing stressors, burnout, trauma, and secondary trauma. Come experience three mindful meditation practices while learning about the neuroscience behind these strategies. Dr. Cohen will show you how to incorporate mindfulness into your everyday busy life and how to bring mindfulness practices to your agency.

Instructor:

Beth Cohen, PhD is a clinical and organizational psychologist with a specialty in organizational and individual health and well-being. She utilizes her many years of expertise in workforce well-being to assess needs, design interventions, develop programs and train leadership, management, and staff in both private and public sectors. Dr. Cohen is a professional threat assessor, trauma and burnout expert, national speaker, and certified meditation instructor with post-graduate studies in organizational neuroscience. She is co-author of the award-winning book, Workaches: The Neuroscience Guide to Surviving and Thriving at Work. Dr. Cohen, in partnership with the University of California, Davis, will be cohosting the podcast, Rewire: Complex Trauma and the Mind-Body Connection, debuting in Spring of 2024 focusing on the issues that health and human services workforce and clients face today.

Topics:

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Fundamentals
Neuroscientific Research on Mindfulness and Traumatic Stress
Effects of Stress and Trauma on the Body and Mind
Building Tools for Well-being, Emotional Immunity, and Resilience
Guided Experiential Mindfulness Practices

CEUs

0.28

Section Number

243CDS710

Instruction Method

Online class

Section Notes

The format of this virtual training will be on Zoom and only open to CFSD state staff. You will receive login information via email once your enrollment has been received.

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Section Schedule

Thur., Jan 16th, 2025, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Beth Cohen

Beth Cohen, Ph.D., is the administrator of the Organizational Mind Group PC, a professional consultative business focused on building individual and organizational health and well-being. Cohen utilizes her many years of expertise in organizational and individual well-being to assess needs, design interventions, develop programs and train leadership, management and staff in both private and public sectors. She is a professional threat assessor, primary and secondary trauma and violence prevention expert, national speaker and certified meditation instructor with postgraduate studies in organizational neuroscience. In addition, Cohen has an extensive background in human resources, occupational health, emergency response, and risk management. She works with health and human services organizations across the nation as a consultant, facilitator and trainer. She also designs and implements post-trauma responses after traumatic events including disasters, child deaths, mass murder and terrorism.