Outpatient Behavioral Health Lunch and Learn: Understanding Behavior through the Lens of the Nervous System

  • Monday, May 18, 2026
  • 12:30-1:30pm

Symptoms of dysregulation arise when there is a perception of threat. In this 60-minute lunch and learn, you will increase your awareness of what the mind consciously and unconsciously perceives as a challenge or a threat. By doing this, we can gain a clearer understanding of factors interfering with our clients' functioning and create new opportunities for healing.

Learning objectives:
1. Be able to identify dysfunctional behaviors as signs and symptoms of hyperarousal or hypoarousal in the autonomic nervous system.
2. Gain awareness of the four threats of the brain: physical harm, the unknown, incongruency and shoulds.
3. Learn emotional co-regulation strategies in the playroom.

This webinar will provide 1.0 continuing education credits to Licensed Social Workers and Professional Counselors.


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