Preferred registration deadline: February 20th

3 CEs

Mindfulness, which involves “bringing deliberate and non-judgmental awareness and attention to one’s present moment experience,” is a practice with roots in ancient Buddhist traditions, where it is viewed as a necessary component for the cessation of suffering. Mindfulness can also be used as a tool to increase awareness of our own biases and preconceptions, thus recognizing our blind spots and helping us to understand and develop cultural humility.

In this workshop, participants will build awareness of how mindfulness practice can increase their understanding and cultural humility by engaging in self-observation and reflection. This workshop will cover foundational concepts, benefits, and the science behind mindfulness, as well as different forms of mindfulness practice and specific examples and skills that the participants will take with them for their own social work practice.

This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom. This workshop meets the licensure requirement for 3 hours of continuing education in cultural competency/humility.

General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.

Class size is limited to 45.

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Course Outline

Content Level: Intermediate

Target Audiences: Social workers, Counselors, Psychologists, Public Health workers, and other mental health providers (specifically those working with underrepresented populations).

Agenda: 

• Opening centering practice, brief intros, and check-in - 15 mins
• Key concepts and definitions (culture, humility, cultural humility, mindfulness) - 15 mins
• The science of Mindfulness and Awareness - 45 mins
• Mindfulness in everyday life and how mindfulness can support racial equality - 45 mins
• Body scan practice for stress reduction - 30 mins
• Working with thoughts and emotions & recommended practices - 15 mins
• Final recommendations, key takeaways, and questions - 15 mins

Learner Outcomes

• Identify and describe how mindfulness can be used to develop and strengthen cultural humility.
• Describe and name strategies to incorporate into their work for personal practice and modeling skills for their professional practice (including developing ability to stay in difficult conversations and with difficult emotions, recognizing blind spots and bias).
• Demonstrate how to use mindfulness during times of uncertainty and change.
• Apply mindfulness techniques to promote both personal self-care and collective community care.

Course Completion Requirements:

• The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider 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: 9/24/2025 – 9/24/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
• The Brown School is also an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois.
• To earn ACE credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. ACE credit is not provided for partial attendance.  However, you may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs provided by the Brown School.
• Brown School CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown.  You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
• For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancellation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries, please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.