Webinar: Buddhism and 12 Steps: Part 3 — Compassion
- Date Recorded: March 3, 2021
- Presenter: Chris McDuffie
- Length: almost 59 minutes
- Price: $50.00 (Members receive 50% discount)
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Buddhism and the 12 Step programs are two powerful spiritual pathways that help end suffering. Practicing spirituality is critical for those in recovery from co-occurring disorders. These can be taken in any order.
In Part 3 of this series, "Compassion", Chris McDuffie helps inform counselors and therapists how to use both sets of teachings to help their clients.
Attendees will learn the following:
- The essential core principle of Buddhism.
- The essential core principles of the 12 Steps.
- How both Buddhism and the 12 Steps inform how to cultivate loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity.
- How to practice Mindfulness and Concentration meditations.
While not required for this webinar, if you are interested in the prior parts, they are for sale for $50 each, and each are eligible for 1 CE. Buy them here.
Continuing Education Information
This webinar provides 1 CEU.
In order to complete the CE requirements, attendees must complete the test. More information about our CEs can be found here.
Presenter
Chris McDuffie
Chris McDuffie is a chemical dependency counselor at AToN Center, a 30-day residential detox and treatment center for co-occurring disorders.
Chris is a retired high school principal and holds an MSW from Fordham University. Chris teaches Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, meditation. He is a CADCII, Chemical Dependency Counselor. He's lectured at universities around the world for the University of Illinois' Common Ground Research Network: The University of Vancouver, BC, The University of Amsterdam, The University of Cordoba, Spain and the Sorbonne.
You may find Chris' teaching on the Insight Timer app, where he is the host of Spiritual Sobriety, where he teaches on how to practice Spirituality from a Buddhist and 12 Step perspectives. Chris also has a private practice for corporate and individual counseling.
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