Adapting Mindfulness Techniques for Children, Teens, and Adults
Hybrid Event
Aug 13 - 14, 2026
Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ...
23 Day(s) leftOVERVIEW
Adapting Mindfulness Techniques for Children, Teens, and Adults is organized by Cape Cod Institute (CCI) and will be held from Aug 13 - 14, 2026 at Nauset Regional Middle School, Orleans, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Description:
With the surge in mental health challenges across the lifespan, and the surge in business and distraction, more clinicians are using contemplative practices like mindfulness, compassion-based resilience, and self-regulation tools for their clients and themselves. Join author, psychologist, and consultant Dr. Christopher Willard for two days, one dedicated to learning the core tenets of mindfulness, self-compassion, and positive psychology techniques and the next to adapt those practices across the lifespan and across differences and diagnoses. We will practice and learn practical, creative techniques including awareness, movement, play, and creative activities.
Cultural differences, developmental differences, and, of course, mental health issues all affect how we and our clients learn best, and we will explore ways to adapt mindfulness rather than take a one-size-fits-all approach. We learn to make mindfulness trauma-aware and the best practices for depression, anxiety, executive function challenges, and more.
Practical physiology and neuroscience will be explored, along with motivating clients to practice outside the clinical hour. We will discover a range of techniques from beginning to advanced that complement not just therapy but the workplace, performance, relationships, and more for attention spans ranging from 30 seconds to 30 minutes.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Define key concepts related to mindfulness, compassion, self-compassion, and resilience
- Discuss the relationship between mindfulness and resilience
- Discuss the neuroscience and physiology of mindfulness and compassion
- Apply and adapt mindfulness practices for clients of different ages, cultural backgrounds, and mental health challenges (ex., depression, anxiety, executive function challenges)
- Design mindfulness interventions that incorporate movement, games, and creative activities to enhance client engagement
- Discuss recent research surrounding the use of mindful breathing techniques for self-regulation
- Discuss trauma-informed mindfulness practices in clinical and educational settings
- Discuss how to help clients utilize evidence-based mindfulness practices outside of clinical sessions
KEY DATES
09 Apr, 2026
Registrations Open
13 Aug, 2026
Event Start Date
14 Aug, 2026
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC):
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7187. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is being offered for 8 NBCC credit hours.
New York LCATs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. # CAT-0090.
Educators:
For eligibility information, contact your State certifying authority.
Massachusetts Educators: Educators in Massachusetts are eligible for 8 Professional Development Points (PDPs) for each program attended. MAK Continuing Education, LLC is a registered Professional Development Provider (PD number: U20190001) with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Marriage and Family Therapists:
Massachusetts LMFTs: An application will be submitted to NEAFAST for LMFT professional continuing education through the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions for this activity.
Please check back here for updates on approval status. You can also find a complete list of courses approved by NEAFAST for LMFT professional continuing education through the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions on the Continuing Education page.
If you are interested in joining a course that does not currently have approval, please email info@cape.org with your inquiry about application status.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC):
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7187. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is being offered for 8 NBCC credit hours.
New York LMFTs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists # MFT-0095.
Physicians & Nursing Professionals:
A.C.C.M.E. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., and MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
A.M.A. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Professional Counselors & Mental Health Counselors:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC):
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7187. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program is being offered for 8 NBCC credit hours.
New York LMHCs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. # MHC-0217.
Psychoanalysts:
New York LPs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts # P-0052.
Psychologists:
American Psychological Association (APA): MAK Continuing Education, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education credit hours.
California PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the CPA OPD to sponsor continuing professional education for psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CPA OPD Provider Code: MAK001. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education credit hours.
Canada PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education credit hours.
Florida PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Psychology. CE Broker Tracking #50-41796. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education contact hours.
New York PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists # PSY-0102. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education credit hours.
Ohio PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is an OPA-MCE Approved Provider. Approved Provider: #854261519. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education credit hours.
Pennsylvania PSYs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Provider # PSY000226. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for the program. This live course is eligible for 8 continuing education credit hours.
School Psychologists:
MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute maintains responsibility for the program. NASP Approved Provider #1180.
Social Workers:
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute, Provider #1197, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/20/2025-8/20/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 8 clinical continuing education credits.
New Jersey SWs: The New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners (NJSBSWE) accepts courses from providers approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
New York SWs: MAK Continuing Education, LLC, Cape Cod Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianNursinglicensed mental health counselorsSocial WorkersLicensed Marriage and Family TherapistPsychologistsSPECIALITIES
PsychologyAdult MedicinePediatricsSUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
Nauset Regional Middle School
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