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Date: 15 Feb 2016
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane
A mindfulness-based training workshop for professionals working with adolescents
The Taming the Adolescent Mind© (TAM) program has proven to be effective with adolescents. TAM was developed for adolescents, piloted and further subjected to randomise-controlled trials. It was designed specifically to
suit adolescents.
Participants at the completion of this one-day workshop will be introduced to:
• mindfulness-based therapies
• empirical evidence on efficacy of mindfulness-based therapies in children and adolescents
• mindfulness measurements for children and adolescents
• step-by-step guide on how lead a mindfulness-based adolescent group intervention
Lucy Tan, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist, researcher and educator. She trained and worked in Scotland, Singapore and New Zealand, before moving to Australia.
She returned to complete a PhD after more than 2 decades as a senior clinician. She has published* in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. She is also the recipient of The Australia Prime Minister's Endeavour Asia Award for her cutting edge research in adolescent mental health.
Register for the course online
Duration: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Venue: Walkabout Creek Conference Centre, 60 Mount Nebo Rd. The Gap
Website: Go to event website
Brochure: Download
Fees:
Early Bird fee: AUD$330 register by 8/1/2016
After 9/1/16: AUD$350
Language: English
Available Seatings: 35
*Psychology Matters Asia is not the organizer of the posted event. If you have any enquires, please direct them to the contact in the information.
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