Stress, the Brain, and Health: Practical Tools for Mental-Health Practitioners

Workshop Description: The workshops are based on the Unease Modulation Model of stress http://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00379/full

This model described 5 components of stress in terms that are experiential and rooted in every-day situations. Participants learned about their own stress response system and how to manage their stress effectively. These tools help build their resiliency and prevent burnout as well as enable them to explain their client's and student's problems and solutions in a way that is jargon-free, engages the client/student, instills hope, and combats demoralization. Dr. Arpaia demonstrated how a wide variety of psycho-therapeutic techniques can be understood within the framework of the model so that therapists could use the techniques they are familiar with more effectively and apply them to a wider variety of mental health conditions.