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Mind-Body Skills Group Program for Health Care Professionals
| What | Class |
|---|---|
| When |
September 16, 2008 07:00 PM
to November 25, 2008 09:00 PM |
| Where | Integrative Health Center of Chapel Hill |
| Contact Name | Vera Moura, MD |
| Contact Email | Vera_Moura@med.unc.edu |
| Contact Phone | 919.966.8586 |
| Presenter | Vera Moura MD |
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Mind-Body Skills Group Program for Healthcare Professionals
(Physicians, nurses, social workers…etc.)
Tuesday’s, September 16 – November 25, 2008
7:00-9:00 p.m.
OR
Friday’s, September 12-November 14, 2008
4:00-6:00 p.m.
The mind-body skills group program (MBSG) is based on principles identified in Dr. Jim Gordon’s book, Manifesto for a New Medicine. Dr. Gordon, a psychiatrist and founder of the Center for Mind- Body Medicine in Washington DC*, states that “self care is the true primary care” and “health promotion is a way of life”. He advises health care professionals and patients to embrace a holistic, individualized approach to health and draw upon the wisdom of ancient medical traditions.
The mind-body skills group program is an educational program designed to help people embrace a unique approach to health and wellness and adopt new attitudes about health and healing. In this program, group participants have the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of mind-body techniques -- meditation, guided imagery, and autogenic training, to name a few -- in a small group context facilitated by a trained, certified professional. Two-hour group sessions are held once a week for ten weeks and focus on experiential practice and self-reflection.
There is growing evidence of the immense healing potential of this program for diverse populations. These include healthy people who want to enhance self awareness and well being as well as those with clinical conditions, such as cancer, depression, anxiety, chronic pain and severe stress, particularly when used in combination with conventional health-care services.
Regarding the benefits of MBSG on this particular population, it has been proven to assist health care professionals in “preventing burnout, re-instilling fresh purpose in their work, understanding their purpose in serving and healing their patients, and providing a transformational experience*” for them within a safe peer-support group. The tools learned in these programs can last a lifetime.
Inquiries and registration: Call Vera Moura, MD at the Program on Integrative Medicine: (919) 966-8586, Ext. 6. A personal interview is required before admission to the program. The group is limited to 8 participants.
Deposits and tuition fees: The cost for the program is $395.00 ($39.50 for each two-hour session).Partial scholarship available (no one will be turned away for financial difficulties).
Location of the Course:
Integrative HealthCenter of Chapel Hill
55 Vilcom Center, Suite 110, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
See directions at http://www.chapelhilldoctors.com
Dates: The group will meet once a week for ten weeks. Dates are:
Tuesday’s, September 16-November 18, 2008, 7:00-9:00 p.m. OR
Friday’s, September 12-November 14, 2008, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
About the Facilitator:
Vera Lucia Moura, MD is a Brazilian psychiatrist/psychoanalyst with over 20 years of clinical practice in Brazil prior to immigrating to the US in 1990. While working at the University of Michigan Medical School (1995-2006), Dr. Moura completed the Professional Certification Program in Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine offered by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, WashingtonDC. At the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine Program, she facilitated Mind-Body Skills groups of medical and other health professions students, as well as groups of women with history of abuse, and conducted research on Mind-Body Medicine and Ancient Ways of Healing. Currently, she is working as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s Program on Integrative Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Moura is skilled in various ancient healing methods derived from indigenous cultures, including Andean (Kichwa), African, Brazilian and Native American. Dr. Moura is committed to educating groups and individual clients on mind-body-spirit integration skills.
The Program on Integrative Medicine (PIM) was founded in 1998 with the mission of enhancing health and health care through the informed integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with mainstream health care. Faculty, staff, and affiliates collaborate on CAM-related research, education, clinical practice, and community initiatives, with the aims of understanding theoretical and philosophical bases of CAM systems; exploring efficacy of CAM practices; improving access to patient centered integrative care; furthering communication and collaboration with CAM providers; and disseminating evidence-based information on CAM and integrative care. Funding for PIM is currently provided through a state appropriation that originated with the UNC Division of Health Affairs in 1997, as well as federal and foundation grants. For more information please see http://pim.med.unc.edu