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Therapist says Mind Body Bridging helps child-welfare workers, clients manage stress
Summary
Beth Adair, a therapist and social worker with the Division of Child and Family Services, described using Mind Body Bridging techniques with caseworkers and clients and said the approach helped her personally and professionally.
Beth Adair, a therapist and social worker with the Division of Child and Family Services, said Mind Body Bridging helped caseworkers and clients adapt to stressful situations during remarks to the meeting. "I first came across Mind Body Bridging as a part of my master's program at the University of Utah. It just really resonated with me and really kept me going throughout that semester," Adair said.
Adair, who works with investigations at the Division of Child and Family Services, told the gathering she has taught Mind Body Bridging practices to professional caseworkers and used the techniques in her clinical practice. "I've taught a few courses on mapping and thought labeling and sensory awareness and how to use that as a part of their job as a professional," she said, adding that she has introduced the approach to clients.
Adair described the method as adaptable to different people and situations. "I would say the most useful thing about Mind Body Bridging is that it really connects to people in a way that is personal to them. So everyone experiences it just a little bit differently, and because of that, they experience it in a way that's useful to them, or at least they can if they're open to it," she said. She also said the technique helped her personally in stressful contexts and that she remains convinced of its value.
The statements were descriptive testimony about a training and therapeutic technique; no formal action, vote, funding proposal, or policy change followed from the remarks. Adair framed her comments as professional experience and training rather than as programmatic recommendations for the agency.
Adair emphasized three practical aspects: her initial training in the method during her master's program at the University of Utah; on-the-job instruction she provided to caseworkers on mapping, thought labeling and sensory awareness; and using the approach directly with clients in clinical practice. She said the practices are adaptable across situations and can offer a personal coping mechanism for both staff and clients who "are open to it."
