Full course description
Title: Practice the Pause
Presented By: Eileen Spinner, MA, LPC
Program #: 27420
Date(s): Thursday, December 3, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM, Central Time
Format: Live Interactive Webinar, Synchronous Distance Learning
Location: Online
CE Credit Awarded: 3 [General] CE Credits
Total Minutes of Educational Instruction: 180 Minutes
Fee: $59; fee collected at registration includes attendance for the training and CE certificate issuance
Agenda:
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (90 minutes)
· Meaning of Practice the Pause
· 4 Bs; Break, Breathe, Brain, Body
· Six Word Stories
· Values
· MJ Shaar Defining Our Values Exercise
· Select Your Core Values
· Name Your Non-Negotiables
· Microhabits
· Work-Life Balance or Work-Life integration
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – BREAK
2:45 PM– 4:15 PM (90 minutes)
· Life Happens
· The BJC Resiliency Model and Resources
· Resiliency
· The 5 Dimensions of You, Hurting Vs. Healing
· Gratitude
· MJ Shaar Ten Positivity Questions to Transform Your Life
· Intention Setting
· Reminders and Making it Visible
· Meditation/Breathing Practices and Simple Techniques
Speaker Bio: Eileen Spinner, a native Texan, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in St. Louis, Missouri. She studied Theology and Education at the University of Dallas and earned her Masters in Counseling from St. Louis University. Eileen has passionately worked in palliative and hospice care for BJC Hospice since 2006, helping people share their stories and leave legacy items for their loved ones. She is an advocate for resiliency in the workplace, encouraging individuals & leaders to invest in their mental health. She was the keynote speaker for the Missouri Mental Health Counselors Association in 2024, highlighting ways to put these passions into practice. She has also presented for American Counseling Association, Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association, and Missouri Society of Clinical Social Workers. In 2024, she published a faith-based journal for moms to share their stories and values. When Eileen’s not at the bedside of her hospice patients and families, you might catch her volunteering at her church or kids' schools, running, watching her kids’ games/musical performances, traveling with her family, or rooting for the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify and cultivate a sense of values and non-negotiables
2. Develop new habits for use in personal and professional life
3. Discuss ways to “practice pausing” for the purpose of better self-care, meaning and purpose
Description: We often move through our days at full speed ahead without taking time to stop and think about how we are feeling and what we might be able to briefly do to support our overall well-being and work towards work-life integration. During this presentation, we will share some practical and simple ideas to encourage you to find moments to pause in your day, do a quick check in and see what your body, mind and spirit might need. Self-care doesn’t have to take a ton of time or cost a lot of money to make a meaningful impact in your life. Topics will include numerous tools for everyday support such as: breathing techniques, values exercises, naming your non-negotiables, micro-habits, the science of gratitude, and intention setting. These interventions are transferable to share with clients in therapy who may also be looking for ways to deal with stress, anxiety or ways to pause and do self-care on a daily basis. Our goal is for you to walk away with tools you can incorporate into your personal life with ease as well as share with clients.
Target Audience: Social Workers, Counselors, and/or other Mental Health Professionals
Accreditations:
Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH)
The University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH), Professional Training Center, will be responsible for this program and will maintain a record of your continuing education credits earned.
MIMH awards 3 clock hour(s) or 3.6 contact hour(s) (.36 CEUs), including 0 clock hour(s) towards ethics, 0 clock hour(s) towards suicide prevention, and 0 clock hour(s) towards cultural competency, for this program.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6339. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MIMH is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Participants completing this program may receive 3 NBCC clock hour(s).
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) ACE
University of Missouri - St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Professional Training Center, provider number: 1880, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: September 5, 2025 – September 5, 2028. Social workers completing this course receive [3] [general] continuing education credits.
Accommodations Policy: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact MIMH, Professional Training Center in writing at conferences@mimh.edu , as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations, such as ASL interpreters, alternate format materials, and map of accessible features.
Grievance Policy for UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center:
Complaints about Course Content, Speakers, Facilities, Nonreceipt of Certificates, Miscellaneous:
UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center, is committed to providing quality professional continuing education trainings. If you experience dissatisfaction with the quality of services provided, the course content, speakers, facilities used, certificates or nonreceipt of certificates, etc., please email conferences@mimh.edu to notify UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center of your grievance. UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center CE Director, Kelly Gregory ( kelly.gregory@mimh.edu ) and Social Work Consultant, Megan Galmiche ( megan.galmiche@mimh.edu ) will review the grievance and will provide a response within 10 business days of communication. All grievances and actions taken to resolve the grievance will be documented, kept confidential, and only used to improve future courses.
Refund and/or Cancellation Requests:
If you are unable to attend and/or exhibit, we ask that you notify us as soon as possible at conferences@mimh.edu . Cancellations received in writing 5 business days prior for online programs, and 30 business days prior for in-person programs prior to the date of the program will be refunded, less a processing fee. For registrants, you may send a substitute, but we ask that you notify us in writing of this change at conferences@mimh.edu . If you do not attend or send a substitute, you or your employer will be responsible for the registration fee and/or exhibit fee in full.
Course Completion Requirements:
1. Attend the live webinar by using the Zoom link provided in this course.
2. Submit the online course evaluation.
3. Open the Certificate Module and click the certificate link.
4. Access your Student Dashboard to download your certificate of credit.
All course completion requirements must be completed before a certificate of credit can be accessed. Partial credit will not be awarded.
Deadline to Register: Registrations may be taken up until one hour before the start of the program to allow for time to receive instructions and log in.
System Requirements:
· An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (4G/LTE or 5G)
· Speakers and a microphone – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth. Participants’ audio and video functionality will initially be off during the webinar. Participants may choose to turn on their own video and/or audio, but are not required to. Participants may type questions in the Q&A or Chat functions in Zoom. The host or speaker will read each question/comment and respond to them during the training.
· A webcam is not required for participants. Participants may choose to turn on their own video and/or audio, but are not required to. The speaker and the host will have their webcam and audio functionality turned on throughout the webinar, so you may see the speaker, host, and slides.
Certificate of Credit:
1. After attending the webinar and submitting the course evaluation, open the Certificate Module and click the certificate link.
2. Click your name in the upper-right corner of the page and select Student Dashboard.
3. Click the Completed tab to view and download your certificate of credit.
4. Save your certificate of credit and any pertinent course information (flyer, brochure, program, schedule, agenda, etc.) for your records.
5. UMSL | MIMH, Professional Training Center will maintain a record of your attendance and certificate of credit for seven years after the program start date.
Important: Your certificate will not appear in your Student Dashboard until you have submitted the course evaluation and clicked the certificate link within the Certificate Module.
Organization Responsible for Course:
UMSL | Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Professional Training Center
RCEW Building
8225 Florissant Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-2020
Website: www.mimhtraining.com
Contact Information: conferences@mimh.edu | 314-516-8419