Mindfulness: A Trauma-Informed Approach

About the course

Social service professionals have a higher incidence of traumatic stress compared to the general population. Present-centered awareness and focused attention, or mindfulness, is one powerful tool for managing traumatic stress and enhancing health and well-being, Workplace research is also demonstrating that mindfulness significantly increases employee engagement, satisfaction and team effectiveness. Utilizing interactive discussions and experiential exercises, this one-day training explores and offers participants a chance to practice mindfulness.

Who should attend?

This training is recommended for all human services at any level within their organization who are interested in learning more about and practicing mindfulness.

What will I learn in this training?

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

Identify signs/symptoms of stress/trauma in self and others
Differentiate between different forms of trauma
Explore strengths and limitations of mindfulness practice
Identify personal risk factors and maladaptive coping

Academic Units

CEUs

0.3

Section Number

244SSA944

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Thur., Apr 3rd, 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.