Stabilizing Nervous Systems: Tools to Counteract the Ongoing Crisis State

Workshop participants will learn about a powerful combination of approaches including SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), Positive Discipline ©, and Mindfulness, both demonstrated to help stabilize individual nervous systems, as well as whole family systems.

The pandemic has taken its toll on mental health and many families have found themselves in what feels like an ongoing crisis state. In this workshop, both ancient and modern psychotherapeutic tools will be shared to help clients, their families and children manage emotions, engage joyfully, and co-regulate with one another.

Through examples and experiential exercises, participants will learn the basics of these gold standard approaches along with concrete takeaways to use with clients or ourselves!

Please note: The HPG workshop series is approved by the D.C. Board of Social Work for ten 1.5 hour workshops from Sept - June for a total of 15 CEUs if you attend all workshops. CEU certificates are emailed upon request in July. There is a requirement of 2 CEU credit hours or more for a certificate.

* This HPG presentation will be recorded. For those who would like to attend, but find that the time of the presentation doesn't work with your schedule, you may signup and get the recording of the presentation afterwards.

About the presenters:

Julianne Reilly, LCSW, LICSW

Julianne is a skilled parent coach with over a decade of experience working with children, adolescents and families. Trained in SPACE, Julianne leads the Positive Parenting “bootcamps” helping parents of young children navigate this challenging time. As a certified Positive Discipline © Parent Educator, she strongly believes that with judgement-free support and tools, families can work through obstacles to find joy in raising their children.  

Jamie B. Tolson, MSW

Jamie has over 15 years experience  as a school social worker/counselor while currently working toward a Masters of Mindfulness Studies.  Her passion for mindfulness and seeing the power of combining it with SPACE has fueled her passion for getting people out of crisis and back into their bodies, one human, one family at a time.