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Stress Release 2012 Schedule

Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Reduction 8-Week Evening Course

Dates: Winter course 8 Wednesday evenings, February 22, 2012 to April 11, 2012.
Plus one Saturday session March 31, 2012 (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Location: St. Joseph's Health Care London
Cost: $475.00 (includes Workbook & Meditation Training CD) May be covered by Extended Health or Accident Insurance.
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm

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Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain 4-Week Evening Course

Dates:  March 6, 2012 to March 27, 2012 (4 Tuesdays)
Location: London Mindfulness Clinic, 1124 Gainsborough Rd., London, Ontario
Cost: $160.00 (includes Meditation Training CD & Workbook)
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm

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Power of Relaxation:  3-hour workshop

Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Location: Four Seasons Restaurant, lower level (FREE Parking)
Cost: $70 (includes CD & Workbook)
Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

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Mindfulness & Learning to Love Yourself 5-Week Evening Course

Dates: April 18, 2012 to May 16, 2012 (5 Wednesdays)
Location: London Mindfulness Clinic, 1124 Gainsborough Rd., London, Ontario
Cost: $240.00 (includes Meditation Training CD & Workbook)
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm

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Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners

Date: Saturday May 12, 2012
Location: Westhaven Golf Club 7038 Egremont Dr. (Fanshawe Park Rd. near Hyde Park Rd.)
Cost: $140.00 (Includes Relaxation Training CD & Workbook)
Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm

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Individual Therapy: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioural & Psychotherapy

for Stress, Anxiety, Panic, Depression & Chronic Pain

Covered by most Extended Health, MVA and WSIB insurance plans.

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REHABILITATION STRESS MANAGEMENT

18-Hour Certification Training Course

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Download Article "The Role of Stress Management in the Rehabilitaion Process, Who Should Provide It, and How to Evaluate It."

Rehab patients who learn to manage their stress successfully will engage in their recovery process with more patience, calmness, energy, ability to concentrate, effectiveness, and a sense of empowerment.

This course is designed to train rehabilitation professionals to be Stress Management trainers with their clients.

The course is based on experiential learning, so that participants will be developing their own Stress Management and Relaxation skills as part of the course material.

Sample Course Format

Part Ia: First evening 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Part 1b: Next day 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Part 2a: Two Weeks Later 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Part 2b: Next day 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Continuing Education Credits:

CARP - 18 CE Credits
CCA - Application in process of CE credits

Who Should Attend this Course:

Rehabilitation Consultants
Case Managers
Physiotherapists Massage Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Counsellors
Related Professions

Registration:

FOR INFORMATION about setting up this course for your group, contact:

Dr. Kate Partridge
London Mindfulness Clinic
1124 Gainsborough Road
London, ON N6H 5N1

Tel: 519-852-1743
Fax: 519-657-0828
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Curriculum:

  • Theoretical understanding of stress, and its effects on pain, the rehabilitation process, and healing.
  • How to assess stress symptoms.
  • When to refer to a Mental Health professional.
  • Teaching the Core Skills of Centred Breathing and Mindfulness of the Breath.
  • Developing self awareness of stress reactions as a signal for faster recovery.
  • Using the voice to help someone else to relax.
  • Exposure to a range of different relaxation modalities.
  • Making relaxation tapes.
  • Lifestyle changes of improved stress resilience.
  • Goal-setting and motivation for successful lifestyle change.
  • About 3 hours of homework is expected between the two weekend sessions.
  • Course manual and Relaxation CD are provided.
 

Kate Partridge, Ph.D.

Kate Partridge, Ph.D. - Stress Release Seminars

Kate Partridge, Ph.D., is a Registered Psychologist with thirty years of experience in working to help people and organizations deal with physical and emotional problems resulting from stress, depression and anxiety. Having worked in hospitals for a number of years, she has been in private practice since 1996.

Dr. Partridge is an experienced speaker and trainer who has presented mindfulness meditation and stress management seminars and workshops to a wide variety of corporations, government agencies, professional associations, and charitable organizations. Her training programs are based on well-researched and scientifically-informed techniques, and they are presented in a warm and lively manner that encourages participation and active learning.

Dr. Partridge has had a personal daily meditation practice since 1993. She has received training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical School and at the Omega Center in New York State. She has trained in Mindfulness –Based Cognitive Therapy with Dr. Zindel Segal at CAMH in Toronto. Dr. Partridge has been teaching meditation courses in London for ten years.