Tools for Teens: Stress Management and Emotional Resilience

Eight Week Course

Blair Carleton, Kim Armstrong, MA

About this Event

This course has been postponed. Registration will re-open when a new date can be set. Please contact ccfwb@uw.edu for information. 

This course teaches stress management and emotional resilience skills using an evidence-based curriculum of mindfulness and self-compassion. It is an adaption of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), and fully supported by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, who developed MSC. This course is designed to reduce stress and increase a sense of feeling relaxed, happier, in control, and connection to others. Research indicates that this course may aid in reducing depression and anxiety in teens and may positively impact academic performance. Through practices and exercises developed just for teens, students have the opportunity to learn how to navigate the emotional ups and downs of life with greater ease. This class is designed for teens, ages 14 – 18.

This course helps teens:

  • Calm the inner critic (self-kindness vs. self-judgment)
  • Understand “I am not alone” (common humanity vs. isolation)
  • Learn Strategies for handling moments of struggle (mindfulness vs. over-identification)

8-week Class Overview

Class runs on Sundays, March 15 – May 3, 2020

Week 1: Introduction to Mindful Self-Compassion
Week 2: Paying Attention on Purpose (Mindfulness)
Week 3: Lovingkindness
Week 4: Self-Compassion
Week 5: Self-Compassion and Self-Esteem
Week 6: Living Deeply (Core Values)
Week 7: Managing Difficult Emotions
Week 8: Embracing Yourself with Gratitude and Self Appreciation

Course Fees

Fees for this workshop are based on a sliding scale honor system. We ask people to be mindful and compassionate when selecting a price. CCFW does not generate revenue from our events; revenue, minus minimal administration costs, goes directly to the instructors.

$345 Supporting: Help make compassion courses accessible to others in our community with limited financial means. This fee covers the cost of the course and allows CCFW to offer subsidized fees.

$295 Sustaining: This fee covers the actual cost of the course. Please select this price if you are able to pay the full cost of the course.

$245 Community: This is a reduced fee to help make the course accessible to those with limited financial resources. This fee does not cover the full cost of the course and is subsidized by people paying at the Supporting Level.

Courses and Workshops
Sunday, March 15, 2020
3:00pm-4:45pm

Location

Center for Child & Family Well-Being
3903 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA

Open to

Teens 14-18

Cost

$245-$345
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About the Presenters

Blair Carleton

Blair Carleton

Blair Carleton is a lifelong teacher. She is a Mindfulness Coach, Recovery Coach trained through the State of Washington and the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, and an instructor of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), as well as the MSC curriculum for teens, Making Friends with Yourself: A Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Teens and Young Adults. Trained by the founders of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), Dr. Neff and Dr. Chris Germer, Blair received her MSC Teacher Certificate through University of California San Diego’s Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Her focus is on helping adults, young adults and teens cope with difficult emotions and self-judgment by building strong emotional resources, skills, and capacities that increase self-love and acceptance in any situation. 

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Kim Armstrong, MA

Kim Armstrong is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Space Between. She has been practicing yoga for almost 20 years. She subsequently added a meditation and mindfulness practice and believes in the power of these tools. She has an Masters in Psychology for children and adolescents, is a certified yoga teacher, and has trained with Mindful Schools, Next Generation Yoga for kids, Connection Coalition for trauma informed yoga, The Center for Adolescent Studies, and more.

Previously, Kim worked with K-12 teachers, kids, and schools, focusing on developing sustainable communities, as a co-founder and co-director of Washington Green Schools. She has also worked with diverse populations in various places in the world to implement strategic and organizational change as the Director of Learning for Click2learn, and as a consultant for Andersen Consulting and Arthur D. Little. Kim holds a BA from Vanderbilt University, a MBA from New York University, and a MA in Psychology from the University of Washington