Are you looking for another evidence-supported tool to help your students improve self-regulation and engagement, while also taking better care of yourself? Mindfulness has emerged as an effective intervention for promoting emotional, cognitive, social, and motor functioning, and it can be seamlessly incorporated into your school-based OT, PT, and SLP practice. Best of all, this live course is completely free as our thank you to the Apply EBP community and a warm welcome to new followers!

Mindfulness is much more than quiet meditation. In this interactive course, you will learn the evidence supporting mindfulness for children and youth with ADHD, autism, fluency disorders, learning difficulties, anxiety, and depression. Peggy and Beth will then lead you to experience a variety of mindfulness practices—from the “quiet” ones to active mindful movement (so be sure to have room to move!). You will then learn practical ways to incorporate them into therapy sessions, classrooms, and daily school routines.

Mindfulness also benefits the practitioner. Burnout, emotional exhaustion, and job-related stress have become increasingly common among educators and healthcare professionals. Peggy and Beth will discuss how mindfulness can serve as an effective self-care strategy to reduce stress, build resilience, improve work engagement, and enhance attentiveness and compassion for students, families, and colleagues.

Leave this course with practical mindfulness activities, resources, and evidence-informed strategies you can begin using the very next day—for both your pediatric clients and yourself.

*This live course is free, but seats are limited. To give your fellow school-based OT, PT, and SLP Practitioners a fair chance to participate, please register only if you are certain you will attend the live session. (Can’t join us live? A recorded version of the course will be available for purchase at $65 starting September 2026.)

Peggy Morris, OTD, OTR/L, BCP has 30+ years of experience in pediatric practice. She worked in early intervention, private practice and out-patient rehab services, but most of her experience and passion is in school-based practice. She is a Lecturer and OTD Program Coordinator for Tufts University. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics through the AOTA, and a regular SeekFreaks contributor.

Beth Gardner, MA, CCC-SLP has over 10 years of experience working in preschool, early intervention, and outpatient settings. She serves as an early intervention team lead, mentor for graduate students, and is a past President of the Ohio Division for Early Childhood.

Disclosures:

Peggy Morris:

• • • Financial: Peggy receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC.
    • Nonfinancial: She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Beth Gardner:

• • • Financial: Beth receives a speaking fee from Apply EBP, LLC.
    • Nonfinancial: She has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. 1. 1. 1. Select 3 effects of mindfulness practice to children and youth with and without disabilities
         2. Identify 2 “quiet” mindfulness practices to support physical and mental health
         3. Determine 2 active mindful movement practices to support participation in meaningful activity at home, at home or in their community

This course is from 1:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern Time. (Note that you may be in a different time zone.)

• • • • 1:00-1:15 pm Mindfulness as an Evidence-based Practice for Children and Youth (lecture)
      • 1:15-1:45 pm Quiet Mindful Practices (lecture, group activity)
      • 1:45-2:15 pm Active Mindful Movement Practices(lecture, group activity)
      • 2:15- 3:00 pm Mindfulness as Self-care (lecture, group activity)

Attendees will receive a certificate for 2 hours of CE training after attending the course in full and submitting a course evaluation which includes a self-reflection on achievement of learning objectives.

For OTs and OTAs

• • • Apply EBP, LLC is an AOTA-approved provider of CEUs. This seminar counts for 0.2 AOTA CEUs.

For PTs and PTAs

• • • Apply EBP, LLC is an approved provider of CEUs in IL, NM, NY, OK, and TX (APS #: 2703055TX)
    • This course is approved in CA.
    • These PT state boards accept approval by other states boards or state associations: AK, AZ, DC, DE, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, VA, WI & WY.
    • These states do not require pre-approval of courses or have no CE requirements: AL, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, ME, MO, NE, NH & WA.

ASHA CEUs

• • • 0.2 ASHA CEUs | Intermediate Level

• • • ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures

For Teachers

• • • Apply EBP is an approved sponsor of CTLE for educators in New York State (#23827)

If you would like to obtain CEUs for another state, please email carlo@applyebp.com

Ticket Prices and Discounts

• • • Free – as a Thank you from Apply EBP to our current and future followers

Registration

• • • Seats are limited! Early registration is by invitation only. Join Apply EBP’s Facebook Group to view the invitation.

Cancellation Policy

Email applyebp@gmail.com if you are unable to attend. Apply EBP reserves the right to cancel a course up to 14 days prior to the course due to insufficient registration, with a full refund to registrants.

Accommodation Request

Email or call 2 weeks prior to the course with requests for accommodation. We will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodation.

Email carlo@applyebp.com if you have any questions.

Live Online via Zoom

You will receive an email by August 11 with Zoom invitation. Please check your inbox and spam folders. If you do not see an email, contact vicki@applyebp.com by August 14.