Neurofeedback Expert Debra Burdick Teaches Mindfulness Skills to Healthcare Workers On-line

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - June 24, 2013 - PRLog -- TheBrainLady.com
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New York, NY – Debra Burdick, LCSWR, BCN, also known as “The Brain Lady”, teaches the “Mindfulness Toolkit: Skills to Teach Your Clients” to therapists and wellness providers so they can train others in mindfulness techniques and how to de-stress in any situation to improve well-being. The west coast classes, sponsored by CMI/PESI, also accessible on-line, are Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 8 am to 4 pm at the Center for Meeting and Learning at Lane Community College, 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, OR; Thursday, June 27, same hours, at The Doubletree Hotel at 1000 NE Multnomah Street in Portland, OR; and Friday June 28, same hours, at the Hilton Salt Lake City Airport Hotel, 5151 Wiley Post Way, Salt Lake City, UT. The class is $199.99 with standard registration, $189.99 on-line. The sessions are eligible for CE credits. To register, call (800)844-8240 or log into pesi.com/search/detail/index.asp?eventid=17827.

Based on extensive stress management and mindfulness research, and Burdick’s work with hundreds of clients, the trainings utilize experiential techniques. “The benefits demonstrated by research are compelling, and include improved concentration, a sense of overall well-being, and, a better regulated stress response,” continues Burdick. Clients can improve their moods, focus better, sleep well, and experience success in school, at work, and in relationships.

Burdick lectures throughout the year for CMI/PESI and other professional groups and organizations. She is a frequent speaker for teleseminars.

CMI Education Institute, Inc. is a non-profit organization serving the education needs of various professionals since 1980. In 2011, CMI Education Institute, Inc., PESI, LLC became one entity. This move allowed CMI to better serve the needs of various professionals in a variety of settings and practices. PESI HealthCare is an accredited, nationally recognized provider of high quality continuing education for registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, dietitians, and many other allied health care professionals.

Burdick, a board-certified neurofeedback practitioner and licensed clinical social worker has provided outpatient psychotherapy and mindfulness skills to clients since 1990. She is unusually aware of challenges and successes related to ADHD as she parented a daughter with ADHD, and was married to a man with ADHD. She used mindfulness and stress-management techniques to help herself heal from a chronic illness, techniques so helpful that she started teaching her clients the skills she had learned.

Burdick is the author of several books and CD’s about ADHD diagnosis, treatment options, and holistic/alternative approaches for children, adults, and parents. Her work has been featured in Self Improvement Magazine, and she is an online expert at SelfGrowth.com.  

Mindfulness Skills Workbook: 111 Activities, Exercises, Techniques and Tools for Overcoming Life’s Stressors, her new book to be released in 2013 by CMI/PESI, includes the latest breakthroughs and tools that teach clients, patients, and students how to benefit from mindfulness in their daily lives. Burdick’s Internet site is found at TheBrainLady.com; it offers mental health information, resources, and a free newsletter with useful tips from the latest brain research.