Mindfulness for Mental health Workers, Mindfulness for Their Patients

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - Sept. 23, 2016 - PRLog -- Interest in mindfulness meditation has increased exponentially since Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn developed the 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course in 1979 that has been featured in countless media segments and hundreds of scientific research articles. Mindfulness meditation as taught in the MBSR course is evidence-based and has been shown to reduce depression and anxiety, improve coping with chronic illness and pain, and increase a sense of balance and well-being. Moreover, research has found that health care providers who practice mindfulness meditation have decreased stress and burnout and improved communication with patients. Given its effectiveness, mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular across psychotherapeutic orientations. This workshop will include an educational component as well as an experiential component. Participants will learn about the trend of using mindfulness in therapy, get an overview of the MBSR course, and learn about current research. They will also get a first-hand experience in 2-3 mindfulness meditation practices.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Gabrielle R. Chiaramonte, Ph.D. received her Doctorate in Clinical (Health) Psychology from Stony Brook University. She specialized in the treatment of PTSD at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital where she serves on the clinical faculty. She joined Long Island Behavioral Medicine, PC, (LIBM) in 2012 where she provides individual psychotherapy. She is certified by the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) and has worked with many 9/11 first responders and civilians as well as members of the US military, victims of accidents and crimes, and burn victims.

In 2014 she founded The Stress Reduction Center (SRC) at LIBM. The SRC offers mindfulness-based interventions including the 8-week Mindfulness- Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to individuals and groups. Dr. Chiaramonte is certified to teach the Mindfulness in Schools Projects' (.b) Curriculum to young people aged 11-18 and has attained the highest level of training in MBSR from the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts' Medical Center where she completed professional training under the direction of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Dr.  Barbara Fisher is a clinical and school psychologist. She received her doctoral degree from Hofstra University in 1986. She has been in private practice for over 25 years, serving adults, teens and children on Long Island. For the past seven years, Dr. Fisher has facilitated groups for teenage girls focusing on social and emotional needs of teens. In addition to maintaining her private practice, she has consulted and given presentations for schools and organizations. Topics on she has presented include mindfulness, female athlete triad, body image and disordered eating, and performance anxiety. Dr. Fisher has been published in several journals and newsletters, including Journal of Psychology and Psychological Reports.

Dr. Anthony Pantaleno is a recently retired School Psychologist of 38 years in the Elwood School District in East Northport, Long Island. His professional interests have been the application of mindfulness-based interventions to public education and private practice settings, and the creation of the Long Island School Practitioner Action Network (LI-SPAN) to expand and coordinate a network of school-based mental health crisis responders. Dr. Pantaleno was the 2013 NASP School Practitioner of the Year and the SCPA Psychologist of the Year in both 2008 and 2016.

Location: Adelphi University's Hauppauge Education and Conference Center 55 Kennedy Drive, Hauppauge (Facilities are handicapped accessible).

SCPA Members: No Fee
Current Adelphi Faculty & Students: No Fee
Nonmembers: $15 fee if payment received by 10/3/16

$20.00 fee from 10/4/16 - 10/7/16 strictly subject to Seating Availability.

Two (2) CE Credits are available for $20.00 additional

Certificate of Attendance available for $5.00 additional

Website : http://www.suffolkpsych.org