Mindfulness in the School Setting

A growing body of research reports simple mindfulness activities throughout the school day can significantly improve student performance and mental health. This 1-hour course offers school-based occupational therapists the evidence to support mindfulness practices, introduces them to simple and effective strategies and activities to begin practicing mindfulness immediately, and provides a wealth of resources for additional learning and goal development.

Learning Outcomes

1. Define mindfulness: What it is and why it matters.
2. Recognize current research on mindfulness and children in relation to academic and social-emotional learning outcomes.
3. Identify simple, ready-to-use mindfulness activities for yourself and your students.
4. Delineate free to limited-cost research-based mindfulness programs.

Course Information

• Target Audience: introductory- to advanced-level OTs, COTAs, and other school-based professionals
  Note: While many professionals may benefit from the course content, we can only guarantee acceptance of continuing education credit as described in the following CEU section.
• Course Instructor:  Lori Benson Adams, MEd
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• CE Broker course code: 20-706854

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved Provider #8215. This course is approved for 0.1 AOTA CEU or 1 contact hour under these Classification Codes: Category 1, Domain of OT; Category 2, OT Process: Intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Lori Benson Adams, MEd, is an educational intervention specialist and owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions in Atlanta, Georgia. She has over 35 years of experience with students who experience sensory, learning, behavioral, and executive function challenges. Lori presents nationally to audiences of parents, therapists, and educators. She is known for her immediately practical information and wealth of knowledge and resources. Additional information can be found at www.loribensonadams.com. To view Lori’s courses, check out her product page.

Disclosures

• Financial: Lori Benson Adams receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC and is the owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions and Learning Lotus.
• Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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