Clinician Appreciation Day 2023: Introduction to Nature Informed Therapy

2600 Pot Spring Road,Timonium MD 21093

19 May, 2023

Description

About the EventClinician Appreciation Day is an opportunity to gather with fellow clinicians, learn from an expert in the field, and connect over lunch. This year, we are pleased to be back in person and to offer the training "Introduction to Nature Informed Therapy." Agenda8:30 am: Registration and Coffee 9:00 am: Training Begins (see description below) 12:15 pm: Lunch (included in registration) 1:15 pm: Event Ends Training DescriptionParticipants will learn evidence based underpinnings and interventions in the field of nature informed therapy. Participants will walk away from the training with a knowledge of evidence based interventions for incorporating nature based therapy with their clients. Level: Beginner Learning Objectives After attending this course, participants will be able to: Understand current research in the field of nature informed therapy.Assess clients fit for nature informed therapy including how to understand a client's nature autobiography and genealogyAdminister an Ecological History and Wellness EvaluationApply suitable therapeutic approaches that take into consideration differences in nature exposure/relationship to nature based on difference in clients’ privilege and access to resources; - Apply nature informed interventions in a telehealth sessionUnderstand how to conduct a Land Acknowledgement and why it is importantUnderstand distress tolerance as related to nature and mental health and how this can be used as a tool in anxiety treatment and managementCourse Outline 9:00 am - Land acknowledgement and why it is important; scholarly underpinnings for nature informed therapy; current research on nervous system response to nature exposure 10:00 am: Understanding and administering a NIT assessment with a client 10:30 am: Break 10:45 am: Nature informed interventions for urban populations, including telehealth; distress tolerance 11:30 am: Distress tolerance as an intervention with clients 12:00 pm: Case discussion and conclusion About the PresenterZoe Jack, LCSW-C is the Director of the Center for Nature Informed Therapy and is a licensed psychotherapist at Chesapeake Mental Health Collaborative. She specializes in nature informed and client centered work with adolescents and adults. As a former wilderness therapy field guide in Utah and a behavior interventionist at a trauma informed school in Vermont, Zoe incorporates the teachings of the natural world into her treatment approach with individuals and groups. Zoe holds her Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland. In her free time, Zoe enjoys training for her next ultramarathon with her husband and her two athletic and goofy dogs. Registration & InfoThis course is provided free to current Catholic Charities of Baltimore employees and for a fee to non-employees. Registration and additional information, including cost is available via Eventbrite. Registration closes at noon on May 12, 2023 or when space is full, whichever comes first. Please contact Johanna Miller at [email protected] with any questions, concerns, or requests for special accommodations. Course Completion & CE Info Course completion requirements: Participants must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to earn CE credit. Certificates of completion will be e-mailed within 10 business days Associated Catholic Charities (Catholic Charities of Baltimore) is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for 3 hours in Category 1 continuing education units.