Professional Continuing Education (CE Hours)
for Health Professionals
In partnership with the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) we are pleased to be able to offer Continuing Education (CE) Hours for many health professionals in the U.S. CE Hours are an additional $125.
When registering, please select and pay for the CE option. You must include your license type and license number. To receive CE certificate of attendance, attendees must adhere to the attendance guidelines, agree to have participation tracked, and fill out a final Assessment & Evaluation form provided by SCA. This form will be sent via email to CE seeking participants on the final day of retreat, after the final module, and must be completed and returned by the end of the day to receive credit. A Certificate of Attendance will be sent once all requirements are met, usually within 72 hours of submitting the Assessment & Evaluation Form.
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CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which
is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the
American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual
Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and
LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American
Psychological Association.
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LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than
California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept
programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
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SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for
licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the
course concludes. Nurses outside of California must confirm acceptance with their licensing boards.
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For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, or the content, logistics or other support issues regarding our courses, please contact us. For questions about whether APA is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly. For general questions about APA CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at info@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.
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Current Offerings:
Live/Online One World Mindfulness Retreat:
This program offers a systematic training in formal mindfulness practices over the course of seven days in a retreat container, supported by teachers in the Insight Meditation Tradition. Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients
Descripton:
The retreat offers up to nine hours of live, teacher supported instruction each day, including a small-group teacher meetings for individualized feedback, over the course of the retreat. Additionally offering downloadable materials and at-will video instructions that support intensive practice at home.
This course is appropriate for health care professionals wishing to incorporate mindfulness professionally. After attending the course participants will:
• Learn and deepen mindfulness practices in a formal setting; including mindfulness of sensations in the body, thoughts and emotions, and feeling tone.
• Know how to work with mindful movement practices as a support for embodied presence
• Cultivate wholesome states of loving kindness and compassion, and learn how to work with these as practices in a systematic approach.
• Learn mindfulness through a trauma-informed approach
• Health care professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to their ability to work with clients or patients
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Course Content
• Instruction in formal awareness practices, including mindfulness meditation focusing on the breath, other physical sensations, feelings, emotions, and thoughts, including gentle yoga and walking meditation in order to develop embodied awareness.
• Instruction on working with hindrances to practice, as well as qualities that can be cultivated that support practice.
• Q and A sessions and small group meetings with teachers about experiences and challenges
• Information about stress, behavior, psychology, resourcing, resilience and well-being as it relates to our experience and patterns of behavior; incorporating mindfulness in daily life; components of awareness such as acceptance, loving kindness and compassion.
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Learning Objectives: At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:
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Discuss the difference between mindfulness and concentration as meditative practices
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List the four foundations of mindfulness
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List the six ‘sense doors’ that make up present moment experience as defined in mindfulness practice
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Describe two different ways to practice with mindfulness of the body
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Describe what one would 'label' as experience moment to moment in mindfulness practice
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Describe the clinical benefit of noticing ‘feeling tone’ in breaking unhealthy cycles and habits
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Discuss the importance of noticing the changing nature of experience in practice
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List the five hindrances to wholesome mental states, and how they contribute one’s suffering
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Discuss strategies to work with ‘hindrances’ in mindfulness practice
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Discuss the benefits of personal mindfulness practice to support working with clients
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Utilize mindfulness of breath and body practices to develop presence moment awareness, as a support for working with clients
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Utilize mindfulness-based self-care strategies to promote professional and personal well-being, including reducing emotional exhaustion & burnout
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