Teachers:
With Bill Morgan, Psy.D., Susan Morgan, MSN, RN, CS and Ronald Siegel, Psy.D.
Date:
August 16-24, 2013
Description:
We are pleased to offer the fifth annual mindfulness retreat for mental health professionals at Vallecitos. This retreat is limited to 25 participants.
Many clinicians have studied mindfulness and its clinical applications, but have not had the opportunity to attend a meditation retreat. Others are seasoned practitioners of both meditation and psychotherapy who may be looking to renew themselves and reinspire their clinical work. Still others might wish to connect with colleagues in an intimate setting while integrating mindfulness and compassion into psychotherapy.
During the week we’ll consider the five controlling faculties or mental qualities that are key to the development of our meditation practice. Each of these faculties- confidence, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom support and balance one another as practice matures. We will look at how to cultivate them, learn how to evaluate and re-calibrate their balance, and understand how they deepen the posture of therapeutic presence in our psychotherapeutic work.
This course offers an opportunity to practice with colleagues in a stunningly beautiful retreat environment. The teaching will be experience-near, focusing on the development of your own personal mindfulness practice as a means of deepening both meditative and therapeutic presence. There will be daily mindfulness meditation instruction, study modules most afternoons in combination with dyadic or small group discussion, and individual meetings with teachers. The rest of the time we will observe silence, including during meals, to facilitate a deeper contemplative experience. There will be one completely silent retreat day during the course.
Bill and Susan Morgan will be on hiatus from a four-year meditation retreat in order to teach this program. This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in unspoiled natural beauty and practice shoulder-to-shoulder with leaders in the burgeoning new field of clinical mindfulness meditation and compassion. Every effort will be made by the teachers and staff to give each participant a delightful, educational retreat experience, returning home with renewed enthusiasm for clinical work and for cultivating mindfulness and compassion in daily life.
20 CE units available to psychologists, social workers and mental health counselors.
This program is sponsored by the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy: www.meditationandpsychotherapy.org
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Psychologists: The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute of Meditation and Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This course offers 20 hours of credit.
Social Workers: This program is approved by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (Approval# 886513225) for 20.0 continuing education contact hours.
Nurses: This program carries 20 Contact Hours and meets the specifications of the MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF NURSING (244 CMR).
Licensed Mental Health Counselors: The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to sponsor continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. This course is approved for 20 contact hours, Provider #6048 and is applicable for Commonwealth of Massachusetts Counseling/Allied Mental Health and PDP accreditation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1.) Participants will learn how mindfulness meditation can enhance emotional attunement and therapeutic presence.
2.) Participants will learn mindfulness practices that can be integrated into their clinical work.
3.) Participants will learn compassion practices for enhancing therapeutic presence.
4.) Participants will learn ways to balance effort and concentration.
5.) Participants will understand the relationship between wisdom and confidence.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY:
7:30- 9:30 Course opening and overview
SATURDAY- WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY:
9- 12 Mindfulness instruction, practice, discussion
2- 5 Didactic presentation and clinical discussion
6:30- 8:30 Clinical talk and mindfulness practice
THURSDAY—Silent Retreat Day:
9- 12 Mindfulness instruction, practice, discussion
2- 5 Mindfulness practice in nature
6:30- 8:30 Clinical talk and mindfulness practice
Registration & Cost:
The cost of the course is $880. The fee includes meals, accommodation, tuition and CE credits. You may contact us to request a scholarship application if you are a low-income applicant.
The Tradition of Dana: Mindfulness and related teachings have traditionally been sustained by the 2,600 year-old tradition of dana, which literally means “generosity.” We follow this tradition by inviting participants to offer donations to the retreat leaders, who otherwise receive minimal compensation at the end of the course.
Shuttle service is available for this retreat.
Arrival and Schedule:Drivers are invited to arrive and check-in between 3:00-4:00 pm on the first day of the retreat. Please do not arrive later than 4:00 PM.
Drivers will check in, get settled into their housing, and park their vehicles before the arrival of the shuttle from the Albuquerque airport. The shuttle will arrive at the ranch between 5:30 – 6:00 pm.
The retreat will end at 8:30 am on the last day of the retreat.
Cancellations. Late cancellations are costly and mean that others cannot attend the retreat. If you cancel 45 or more days prior to your retreat we charge a $50 administrative fee. If you cancel less than 45 days before the retreat, you will be responsible for half of your retreat fees. All refund requests must be faxed to the Registrar at 575-751-4038. If you withdraw less than 10 business days before the start of your retreat, you will not receive a refund or transfer option.
Transfers. To transfer from one retreat to another, you must notify Vallecitos at least 10 business days before the original retreat. There is a $50 fee per transfer, and no more than two transfers will be accepted. Prior to the start of the retreat, you may designate another person to attend in your place; there is no fee for this.
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THIS RETREAT IS FULL
If you would like to join the waiting list, please
complete the registration form and note on the form that you wish to
join the waiting list. When we process your waiting list application,
we will request that you make a 50% deposit. Please specify whether you
would prefer to pay your deposit by credit card or check.
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Bill Morgan, PsyD is a clinical psychologist who has been practicing meditation for over 35 years in both the Zen and vipassana traditions. He has participated in more than 6 years of silent retreats, and once lived in a Trappist monastery for 6 months. He has a private practice in two Boston locations.
Susan Morgan, CNS is a psychotherapist in private practice in Cambridge, MA. She consults with therapists who are interested in deepening therapeutic presence. Susan has co-led retreats for psychotherapists with Bill for the past 10 years. Self-compassion and body awareness are integral to her mindfulness teaching.
Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 25 years. He is a long time student of mindfulness meditation who teaches nationally about mindfulness and psychotherapy and mind/body treatment, and maintains a private clinical practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel is author of The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems; coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain, and coeditor of Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice.
