Workshops and Seminars

Dr. E. Paul Holmes, PsyD, regularly conducts workshops and seminars and provides consultations on contextual behavior therapies. He is available to provide workshops, seminars, or consultations in the following areas:

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Motivational Enhancement
• Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Contextual Behavioral perspective
• Acceptance and Mindfulness

Dr. Holmes regularly presents workshops as part of the Professional Development Program, School of Social Service Administration, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. For exact dates and registration information, visit the web site of the Professional Development Program.

If you are interested in scheduling Dr. Holmes to conduct a workshop or seminar for your agency, contact him directly at (708) 342-1742.

Wendy Liles, MA, LCSW, is available to present to the public and conduct in-service trainings on mindfulness and other topics of interest. Past presentations include:

• Pay Attention! Mindfulness in the Classroom, Steger Public School District 194, Steger, Illinois (upcoming)
• Mindfulness Training as an Intervention for Stress, Chronic Distress, and Relapse Prevention, Leyden Family Services, Franklin Park, Illinois (2010)
• Helping Veteran Students with Post-Deployment Readjustment: Being a Good First Responder, Counseling and Student Development Center, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (2009)
• Maybe You Should See A Professional: Recognizing PTSD and Other Treatable Post-Deployment Readjustment Problems , Veterans Information Session, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Illinois (2009).
• Mindfulness Training as an Intervention for Chronic Distress and Relapse Prevention: An Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (2009).
• Applications of Mindfulness in Evidence-based Interventions, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (2007).
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Prevention of Depressive Relapse, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (2006, 2007).
• Mindfulness in Contemporary Psychotherapy, Grand Rounds, John J. Madden Mental Health Center, Maywood, Illinois (2005).

If you are interested in scheduling Ms. Liles to speak or provide training in your community or agency, contact her directly at (708) 949-6105.