Mindfulness for Social Workers
Registration begins at 8:30 AM
The demands placed on social workers in helping clients through challenging life situations can contribute to high stress and burnout or compassion fatigue. Mindfulness practices are increasingly being used to enhance effective and supportive relationships.
Learning Objectives
Workshop Leader
Marilyn Warlick is an LCSW who has practiced social work for 30+ years. She has been practicing mindfulness meditation since 1994, through Thich Nhat Hanh as well as Tibetan traditions. She completed Training in End of Life Care for Health Care Professionals in 2004 through the Naropa-Rigpa joint program. She worked within the Veterans' Affairs Medical Center in various programs including Substance Abuse, Geropsychiatry, Eldercare, Clinical Coordinator for Returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan Deployments (OEF /OIF Program), and Coordinator for the Hospice and Palliative Care. She currently works with the Veterans’ Homeless Program in the Tampa area.
Florida Community of Mindfulness, Tampa Center 6501 N. Nebraska Avenue Tampa, FL 33604
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