Visualization and Guided Meditation as a Tool for Emotional Regulation

With an ever-increasing pace in our classrooms and homes, record numbers of children are being diagnosed with anxiety and stress conditions at increasingly young ages. Medication has become a buzzword in the past few years, but what is it REALLY, and how does it benefit children? By tapping into current research in psychology, medicine, and neurology, this highly practical, 90-minute webinar examines the physiological effects of visualization and guided meditation on the nervous system and as a tool for relaxation.

Learning Outcomes

1. Define visualization, meditation, and guided meditation.
2. Examine the physiological reactions to stress as well as to relaxation tools.
3. Describe a variety of simple breathing and slow movement techniques that can be used immediately in your practice.
4. Discuss a range of resources, stories, and activities to immediately begin teaching children to promote emotional regulation.

Course Information

• Target Audience: introductory- to intermediate-level OTs, COTAs, mental health professionals, and other professionals working with children with anxiety or emotional regulation disorders
• Course Instructor:  Lori Benson Adams, MEd
• CE Broker course code: 20-602496

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Approved Provider #8215. This course is approved for 0.15 AOTA CEU or 1.5 contact hours under this Classification Code: Category 1, Domain of OT; and 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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