Outcome-Based, Research Proven Treatment Methods: Medical Meditation
Social workers and mental health counselors are presented with a wide variety of clients with a multitude of issues to impact. With so many variables to consider, including managed care outcome-based treatment constraints, it can be a challenge at times to know which method will be the best for each individual client.
One of the most effective and flexible approaches for assisting dozens of issues is Medical Meditation. Hundreds of clinical research studies prove that meditational practices can positively impact chronic pain patients; management of emotional states, including anger, anxiety and depression; personality disordered clients, including techniques of DBT for use with borderlines; cutters and self-mutilators; and eating disorder clients. Meditation not only reduces stress symptoms present at the time of practice, but also teaches stress management skills for future use, facilitating long-term results.
And not only is it effective, it's also all natural. Medical meditation is a physical and mental process, not a pill – no chemicals required for results – and therefore it carries no potential for worrisome drug complications or side-effects. Today's medical meditation draws upon the wisdom from thousands of years of ancient Eastern traditional methods. However, while many may actually experience an adjunct spiritual rejuvenation, no religion is required for participating; non-secular meditation is just as effective. Success with meditation is simple: it's all about the open attitude, postures and exercises.
Training Resources to Learn Medical Meditation
A professional counselor can learn basic methods of meditation in just a few hours, and can begin teaching these skills to clients shortly thereafter in corporate wellness and health programs, medical clinics and counseling offices, private practices offering group and individual consulting and coaching services, and in public and private university settings.
When getting started, there are books, videos and audio lessons available that teach the fundamentals. One of the best resources for professional counselors is “Medical Meditation: How to Reduce Pain, Decrease Complications, and Recover Faster from Surgery, Disease and Illness” by Richard Nongard. Richard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist who has been teaching and using meditational practices with his clients for over 20 years. This short yet richly educational text is available both in paperback and e-book .pdf download formats.
To supplement the learning, Richard has also created complete instructional audio meditation demonstration sessions in downloadable .mp3 format, which guide you step-by-step through the exercises presented in the book. This allows you to both experience the meditative process for yourself and understand how meditation is taught to clients.
Continuing Education and Certification Options: Stress Management Consultant
Those who complete a comprehensive continuing education training and certification program on medical meditation can become a Stress Management Consultant, and learn how to help others achieve goals and develop a sense of meaning and balance, find creative solutions to achieve higher potential, and develop practical ways to minimize stress-related illness and maximize productivity.
For more information on medical meditation and stress management skills training for social workers and mental health professionals, please visit www.FastCEUs.com or call (800) 390-9536.
~ Richard K. Nongard, Executive Director
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NBCC, NAADAC and State Board approved Online and Homestudy CEU courses and intensive professional development continuing education specialty certification training programs and clinical hypnosis training are available for substance abuse, social work and mental health counseling professionals by PeachTree Professional Education. For complete state CE board approval listings, see our approvals page.
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Certified Medical Meditation and Stress Management Consultant
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The contents of these CE/CEU/CNE courses and certification programs are appropriate for use all mental health professional counseling counselors (LPC, LCPC, LPCC, MHC, RMHC, NCC), marriage and family therapy therapists (MFT, LMFT, RMFT), social work social workers (SW, LCSW, LMSW, SWA, LICSW), psychologists, psychology associates (LPA), chemical dependency substance abuse counselors (LCDC, CADC, CAD, DAC, CAAD, CSAC), and nursing registered nurses (RN, CRN, CNA, LPN, LVN), and related behavioral health professionals.
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