2-Day Course Outline | COACHING & MINDFULNESS

Below is a guide to the topics covered and the flow you can expect when attending the 2-day workshop. Emphasis will be on how to apply these tools in an efficient manner, congruent with the current mode of health care delivery.Remember that the supporting theory and physiology behind these tools will also be discussed.

Both days include time for demonstrations, questions and some informal practice (one-on-one). Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided.

	Day 1
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am – 12:30pm	Topics Covered: The Stuck Patient – Discover the key principles and frames of thinking that lead to deep empowerment and change Stuck in Negative Thinking – Learn a powerful way to shift your patient’s frame of reference, both during the visit and long-term Stuck in Victim ID – Know how to help your patients recover their resourcefulness and create great goals/action plans
12:30pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm – 5:00pm	Topics Covered: Stuck in Overwhelm – Learn a key tool that both re-creates the big picture and uncovers the next right steps Stuck in Addictive Behaviors – Find out how to uncover hidden intentions and strengthen your patient’s capacity to make healthful choices The Incessant Negative Talker – Be able to easily interrupt “catastrophization” and repetitive stories, while orienting your patient back to the positive Physician Stuckness – Together we use the tools covered to address our own concerns and develop inspiring solutions
	Day 2
9:00 am – 12:30pm	Topics Covered: Stuck in Low Motivation – Explore a process that ignites patient inspiration while dissolving resistance Stuck in Pain/Disability – Become adept at transforming limited perspectives while generating new meaning and movement Paralyzed by an Emotion – When your patient presents scared, in grief, hostile or indifferent, find out how to get them resourceful again right NOW “I Tried and I Failed!” – Use an effective tool to transform inevitable setbacks into valuable insights
12:30pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Topics Covered: Review of Case Scenarios - Armed with new tools, we now discover creative ways to approach challenging cases you discuss Bringing it All Together -Review the tools in ways that maximize retention and understanding Where Do I Start? – Top ten tips for bringing these tools into practice
4:30 pm – 5:00pm	Evaluation and Closing

By the end of the two days, you will have all the information you need to truly empower your patients, AND to troubleshoot potential challenges along the way.

Like anything, these workshops undergo adjustments, in response to feedback from participants. Once you have attended, we welcome your ongoing suggestions.