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Mindfulness Time for Social Workers – 2023 Dates

Text reads “Mindfulness Time for Social Workers. Second Tuesday, 12 – 1PM. Last Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:00 PM. NASW-CA Mindfulness series is exclusively for NASW members.”

NASW-CA is proud to offer a free opportunity for social workers to learn about and engage in mindfulness practice. Join us on the second Tuesday of each month (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm) and the last Wednesday of each month (6:00 pm – 7:00 pm) for Mindfulness for Social Workers. 

This is an exclusive offering for NASW members to build community, practice mindfulness, and develop skills for using mindfulness in your work, facilitated by Brian Stefan of InsightLA. Join us for these virtual lunchtime and evening activities every month and let’s build intentional self-care practice together.

Register for an Upcoming Last Wednesday Meeting

Please contact Alex Brown at abrown.naswca@socialworkers.org with any questions.

About the Facilitator:

Brian Stefan (ASW) is a psychotherapist and proud social worker specializing in grief, suicide, romance fraud & financial exploitation, and crisis response. He works with several organizations including Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center and the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office Crisis Response Team/Suicide Response Team. He is an adjunct faculty member at California State University Los Angeles, School of Social Work. Brian is the co-founder and facilitator of InsightLA’s weekly virtual mindfulness group: Deep Suffering H.O.P.E. Affinity & Practice Group (Healing Ourselves through the Present Experience). Along with Dr. Jamie Gamboa, he launched Spotlight on Suicide in 2021 with the mission of educating the general public about suicidal ideation and providing a space for people to listen, learn, and practice how to “Sit With Suicide” within themselves and for others.

Image description: A headshot of Brian Stefan. He is wearing glasses and smiling.
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