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Virtual Continuing Education
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
“Don’t Work for It” Rest as Reparations workshop
This workshop brings us into the nexus of healing justice and reparations using yoga as an articulation of liberation theology. Drawing from the archival research of Tricia Hershey of the Nap Ministry and the practice of Yoga Nidra from the lineage of Yogi Amrit Desai, participants will learn how to deconstruct dominant narratives about labor while experiencing the bliss that emerges for free from their own bodies in an engaging and moving lecture.
Zachary Catir leads a discussion and interactive workshop on psychopharmacology by using real case examples, handouts and facilitating small group work. Participants will learn the early history of psychopharmacology in the U.S. and will also develop a stronger grasp of ethical issues and challenges clinician’s face in integrated health. Participants will walk away with basic psychopharmacologic treatment and specific strategies for major mental illnesses (such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders). Developed with the master’s or PhD level clinician in mind, this course is great overview/refresher for behavioral health consultants, social workers, LPCs and LMFTs working in the field and who may have limited access to psychiatry.
