Description
Mindfulness Training for Emotional Resilience (MTER) has helped participants learn mindfulness skills to use in their daily life and also prepare them to participate in longer, more intensive 8-10 week groups, if they so choose. Concepts from sensorimotor psychotherapy such as the window of tolerance and basics of neuroscience are taught within the program to help participants understand the importance of modulating arousal in order to stay well.
Participants in the MTER program learn the following:
- Mindfulness of body, thoughts and feelings.
- How the brain/body processes stress and emotions.
- Tools for emotion regulation.
- Developing resources for self-care.
This 2-day training emphasizes experiential learning by leading participants through the 4-week MTER curriculum followed by group discussion on the experience. There will be time for in-session practice teaching of exercises and guided meditations. Participants will learn the curriculum and facilitation skills, as well as receive curriculum materials and guided meditations necessary to carry out the Mindfulness Training for Emotional Resilience (MTER) program in their agency setting. The training will also provide an opportunity for clinicians to deepen their own mindfulness practice, which will serve as a foundation for providing mindfulness-based interventions with clients.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain how mindfulness skills can help in emotion regulation.
- Understand the concept of the window of tolerance and how to teach it in a practical way to clients.
- Guide simple mindfulness practices with a group and understand the principles of mindful inquiry.
- Carry out the MTER curriculum using handouts and guided meditations with clients in their setting.
Who Should Attend
Professionals who would like to deepen their own mindfulness practice, as well as clinicians that would like to provide mindfulness-based interventions with clients.
Course Dates & Format
There are no scheduled dates for this course at this time, however in-service is available.
This is a 12-hour training.
Instructor: Rachel Frankford, MSW, RSW
Rachael Frankford is a clinical social worker in private practice and the founder of New Pathways Therapy Centre, a mental health clinic specializing in somatic therapies and neurofeedback in downtown Toronto. Rachael worked for many years offering trauma informed mindfulness groups in a hospital setting, working with at risk and vulnerable populations. She is committed to increasing accessibility to mindfulness programs through training and psychoeducation. Rachael was the recipient of the Bell Mental Health grant to create a 4 week trauma informed mindfulness program and provider training. She has been invited to provide training for front line clinicians working with remote and at risk populations in a variety of settings including health care settings, community mental health agencies, universities, schools, corporate workplaces, and parent groups.
Training Fee
Group Registration: Save 20% off individual fees with a group registration of 4 or more participants. Download the group registration form HERE.
Continuing Education Information
Licensing boards and professional organizations will grant Continuing Education credits for attendance at their discretion when participants submit the course outline and certificate.
In-Service
This is available as an in-person or virtual in-service training and customized to suit your needs.
