The Art of Perfecting Muscle Relaxation: Alleviate Tension, Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, and More – Jennifer L. Abel

Jennifer L. Abel – The Art of Perfecting Muscle Relaxation: Alleviate Tension, Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, and More

Faculty:
Jennifer L. Abel
Duration:
1 Hour 24 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 19, 2016
Description
Do you teach Progressive Muscle Relaxation to your clients?
Do you take at least 45 minutes to teach these techniques?

If you answered “no” to either of these questions, join international speaker and clinical psychologist Jennifer L. Abel, Ph.D., for 90 minutes and put the power of Progressive Muscle Relaxation to work for you!

Dr. Jennifer L. Abel will teach you strategies to maximize the effectiveness of progressive relaxation gained from over 20 years’ experience perfecting the craft. Jennifer began her work on these techniques as the associate director of SADI (Stress and Anxiety Disorders Institute) under the direction of T.D. Borkovec – a co-author of Progressive Relaxation Training: A Manual for the Helping Professions. Dr. Abel built upon this work; adding popular elements of muscle relaxation of her own design including sponge imagery and the Tin-Man to Scarecrow technique.

Handouts

Webcast Manual (3.04 MB) 25 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline

Background on PMR

History of PMR
Lowering adaptation level – the key mechanism
Benefits of PMR

The First Session:

Explaining history, benefits, and rationale of lowering adaptation level to the client
Three reasons we tense despite the fact that the goal is relaxation.
How to teach the 16 muscle groups and other important pre-training info.
12 tips to maximize the effectiveness of relaxation patter.
10 tips on the importance of debriefing.

Beyond 16 muscle groups:

Differential Relaxation – The key to PMR benefits.
Tailor PMR to each client, maximizing effectiveness.
7 muscle group, then 4 muscle group
Recall – deep relaxation without tensing

Beyond PMR:

Tin-Man to scarecrow
Sponge imagery
Socratic reminders to reduce tension and maximize energy
Faculty
Jennifer L. Abel, Ph.D. Related seminars and products: 6

Jennifer L. Abel, Ph.D., international speaker, author and clinical psychologist, has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders for over 20 years. Before opening a private practice, she served as the associate director of the Stress and Anxiety Disorders Institute at Penn State under the direction of the leading expert in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), T.D. Borkovec.

Her first book, Active Relaxation (Self-Published, 2010) has received outstanding reviews from mental health care professionals and anxious readers alike. Her second book, Resistant Anxiety, Worry, and Panic: 86 Practical Treatment Strategies for Clinicians (PESI, 2014), has received praise from top experts in anxiety management. Jennifer is also the author of The Anxiety, Worry & Depression Workbook: 65 Exercises, Worksheets & Tips to Improve Mood and Feel Better (PESI, 2018) and the Melt Worry and Relax Card Deck: 56 CBT & Mindfulness Strategies to Release Anxiety (PESI, 2016).

Dr. Abel has published many articles in professional journals and wrote a pamphlet about GAD for ABCT. She has been quoted by several popular magazines (e.g., Health, Prevention, Glamour) for her expertise in Worry. Dr. Abel presents to the public (e.g., Working Women’s Survival Show), as well as professionals (e.g., Australian Psychological Society; Anxiety Disorder Association of America).

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Jennifer Abel is in private practice. She receives compensation as a self-published author. Jennifer Abel receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Non-financial: Jennifer Abel has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

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