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New Perspectives Series: Pandora’s brain: curiosity, mental health and resilience
What is curiosity? What role does it play in mental health and illness? How can curiosity be undermined by trauma and psychopathology? This presentation will answer such questions via an exploration of the advances in psychology and neuroscience that help us better understand this vital developmental force and the ways in which we can harness it in ourselves and our clients in order to promote recovery.
December 1, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST / Speaker: Pamela Wine, M.D.
Agenda
1:00 - 2:00 Presentation and discussion
Cost
Although this course is being offered free of charge, registration is required. Attendees, however, may cancel their registration at any time.
Continuing-Education Credit
This course provides one (1) continuing-education credit. Participants must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation in order to receive credit. A certificate certifying continuing-education credit will be emailed three weeks after completion of the course.
Course Delivery
This course will be an interactive live webinar presented via Zoom. Register HERE
Target Audience
This is a beginning-level course designed for recent graduates (B.S.W. or M.S.W.) or individuals who have recently changed fields of practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Discuss theories of the biological underpinnings and psychological mechanisms of curiosity, including curiosity as a relational capacity.
• Explain how curiosity may be affected by psychiatric illness, medications, and trauma. Describe how curiosity may be used in clinical encounters to deepen understanding and facilitate creativity and growth.