This course will provide an introduction to Mindbody Medicine practices that are being used systemically to help populations and communities restore resilience and hope following climate disasters, violence and conflict globally in diverse countries, education, health care and correctional departments based on practices developed internationally by Dr. James Gordon with the Center for Mindbody Medicine (https://cmbm.org) and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology Humanitarian Committee Resources for Resilience project (https://r4r.energypsych.org/). The course will provide an introduction to evidence-based practice and applications of the biological underpinnings of mindbody medicine and integrative health, expressive art drawing, somatic movement, guided imagery, nutrition, genograms and finding purpose and meaning in health and recovery. Student work will include class participation, readings, online learning for group psychology theory, project development papers, and an integrative paper. The models presented in this class are applicable for future work in leading community groups in health education, disaster recovery, psychological first aid and health care settings.
This course is a repeat from fall. Students who took this course in fall should not take it again.
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies
4 - Group Facilitation: Mindbody Medicine Practices
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Academic Details
psychology, social work, education, and allied health fields
Students will need to purchase an art medicine kit from the Evergreen bookstore for $45