Join Peggilee Wupperman, PhD to learn about Mindfulness and Modification Therapy (MMT) to help clients break free of dysregulated behaviors—such as substance misuse, binge eating, compulsive spending, and aggression— and to build more fulfilling, meaningful lives. In this training, Dr. Wupperman will draw from her latest book on MMT, which integrates mindfulness practices with elements of motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and other evidence-based approaches (see below for full schedule).

Note:  New School students may attend for free, email: MHSAC@newschool.edu to register. 

CE credits will be available for MSWs, LMHCs, and CASACs.

Book is available for purchase here.

Training in Mindfulness and Modification Therapy Schedule

9:15-9:30: Welcome and Introductions
9:30-10:50: Conceptualizing clients with dysregulated behavior(s)
      ● Improving engagement and motivation
Practical methods to introduce and explain mindfulness to clients
      ● (even those who “don’t like mindfulness”)

10:50-11:00: Short Break
11:00-12:00: MMT Strategy 1: Focus on the therapeutic relationship
      ● How to provide nonjudgmental communication
      ● Target emotions and urges
MMT Strategy 2: Focus on client values
      ● How dysregulated behavior interferes with those values
      ● Attend to diverse client needs

12:00-1:00: Lunch Break
1:00-2:20: MMT Strategy 3: Help clients understand themselves, their behavior, and treatment

MMT Strategy 4: Assign and review home-practice effectively
2:20-2:30: Short Break

2:30-3:30: MMT Strategy 5: Use shaping to increase desired behaviors and decrease treatment-

interfering behaviors
Discuss how to customize all strategies to target particular needs and values.

Topics will be demonstrated through:

      ● descriptions of therapeutic procedures
      ● engagement in experiential exercises
      ● discussions of case vignettes
      ● presentation of mock-therapy videos

A guide for integrating the strategies within existing treatment will be presented, along with sample
handouts that can be modified to fit treatment goals. Adaptations to address diverse needs and values will be discussed throughout the day.

Participants who wish to receive CE credits must attend the event in its entirety; attendance will be recorded to track each participant’s entry and exit time.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe a method of conceptualizing dysregulated behaviors that can improve treatment engagement.
2. Utilize strategies and techniques that can be customized to fit diverse client needs and treatment plans.
3. Apply strategies to improve home-practice completion and attendance.
4. Describe strategies to evoke change even when feeling stuck and frustrated.
5. Discuss empirically supported methods of helping clients move toward lives that feel more fulfilling.

Participants with physical or sensory disabilities are encouraged to contact the CE committee members at least 2 weeks in advance of the event to plan for appropriate accommodations. Please contact us via phone or email:
Nichelle Horlacher (Department Secretary) T 212.229.5727 x3223
aller454@newschool.edu (Richelle Allen, Ph.D.)
SteeleM@newschool.edu (Miriam Steele, Ph.D.)
LittlL@newschool.edu (Lisa Litt, Ph.D.)

Participants may also contact CE committee members with any concerns. You may also share concerns when you receive your evaluation form after the event.

 
For more information, including refund/cancellation policies, please email mhsac@newschool.edu

The New School for Social Research Clinical Psychology Department is approved by the American Psychological Association, the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work, and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners to sponsor continuing education for licensed social workers, and licensed mental health counselors, respectively. The New School for Social Research Clinical Psychology Department maintains responsibility for this program and its content.