A 3-hour online home study continuing education course for mental health professionals
The Mindful Ecotherapy Center, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7022. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Mindful Ecotherapy Center, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Ecotherapy for Anxiety
Course Description
Ecopsychology is the study of how the natural world impacts mental well-being. Ecotherapy is the therapeutic application of this knowledge. This online and experiential course will introduce you to some of the basic skills, techniques and research in the field.
Nature has the power to calm and to heal. In this online Ecotherapy for Anxiety course we will be studying the following:
What is Ecotherapy?
What ecotherapy is and why is it important?
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is a well-established aid in overcoming stress and anxiety. Natural environments facilitate mindfulness. This course will look at some of the tools and techniques of mindful awareness.
Nature-Based Mindfulness
This course examines some ways that nature can be used to facilitate mindful states.
Kaplan’s Attention Restoration Theory (ART)
Anxiety is exhausting. Kaplan’s Attention Restoration Theory (ART) offers a theoretical framework for how nature helps to restore positive levels of attention. This course looks at ART and how it relates to mindfulness and ecotherapy.
Anxiety and Ecotherapy
This course reviews some current research on using ecotherapy for the treatment of anxiety
Ecotherapeutic Techniques for the Treatment of Anxiety
In this course we will discuss some therapeutic techniques that have been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of anxiety. This course includes a bonus Body Scan Meditation audio file that may be used with your clients when practicing ecotherapy.
