In a season where there’s usually more than enough to do, we find ourselves living history with challenges all around us.  We are grateful for colleagues who joined us for 30 minutes of mindfulness during our Annual Extension Conference, online 2020. This page will share some links related to the short mindfulness practices we experienced during the session.

The premise of the winter session was “if I only have …. a short amount of time” to practice mindfulness, what can I do? We encourage individuals to create a routine and habit to practice mindfulness on a daily basis and it can also fit in throughout the day.

If I only have 30 seconds …

Just Breathe, OSU Your Plan 4 Health 

If I only have three minutes … 

Set a Daily Intention, by University of Delaware

If I only have five minutes …

Experience Five Senses by Jennifer Williamson

If I only have ten minutes …

Today’s guided imagery practice of the snow globe was scripted by Patrice Powers-Barker. If you are interested in listening to other Guided Imagery Practices, please visit the Wexner Medical Center. 

December 8, 2020, session was lead by Patrice Powers-Barker (powers-barker.1@osu.edu), Melinda Hill (hill.14@osu.edu), and Shannon Carter (carter.413@osu.edu) on behalf of the OSU Extension Mindful Wellness team.

The Ohio Council of Family Relations (OHCFR) is the state affiliate of the National Council of Family Relations.  It is an organization for practitioners, academicians, and students serving Ohio’s youth, individuals, couples, and families over the lifespan through research, education, and practice.

In 2017 the OHCFR board decided to host professional development webinars as a way to reach and connect with members across the entire state. The following information is about a two-part webinar hosted in the fall of 2017. For more information about OHCFR please visit the website or follow on Facebook @OHCFR

1. Understand the scope and scale of the opiate epidemic in Ohio.
2. Apply aspects of self-care in the context of their own experience of compassion fatigue when working with families affected by opiate abuse.
3. Identify the stages of change in the Transtheoretical Model of Change and learn to recognize these stages in their families
4. Differentiate between varying intensities of intervention and current treatment and recovery support practices in order to assist families in recovery.

Wednesday Sept. 20, 2017, 12-1pm EST

PowerPoint OHCFR Opiate Training 9.20.2017

Webinar Recording

Link to Evaluation for Part 1 of 2:  http://go.osu.edu/opiate1evaluation

Part 2 of 2, The Effect of the Opiate Epidemic on Ohio Families. Thursday, November 30, 2017, 12-1pm EST by Dr. Atkins

Webinar part 2 Recording

The Ohio Council of Family Relations (OHCFR) is the state affiliate of the National Council of Family Relations.  It is an organization for practitioners, academicians, and students serving Ohio’s youth, individuals, couples, and families over the lifespan through research, education, and practice.

On February 23, 2017, Ohio State University Extension Educators, Katie LaPlant and Patrice Powers-Barker presented a webinar titled Using FLE Infographics to Develop Family Programming from Beginning to End. One reason to share this webinar in February was to celebrate Family Life Education Month #FamilyLifeEd. See below for links to PowerPoint, Infographics and recorded webinar.

• Family Life Education (FLE) Infographics PowerPoint
• Link to two Family Life Education Infographics
• Link to recorded webinar (02/23/17)
• Follow OHCFR on Facebook

We welcome questions and discussion about Family Life Education. Please contact us through email. Patrice powers-barker.1@osu.edu or Katie laplant.8@osu.edu. We would also like to thank our colleagues Carmen Irving and Jackie Kirby-Wilkins for all their work on this topic. Thanks also to OHCFR board members Rachel Archo and Courtney Walsh for help with this webinar.