A Home Study Continuing Education Course for Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition
Christopher K. Germer, PhD, Ronald D. Siegal, PhD, and Paul R. Fulton, EdD., Eds
2013. 308 Pages
10 Hours CE Credits
72 Questions: Multiple Choice and True/False
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This course presents how mindfulness practices, such as meditation, can inform psychotherapy and how psychotherapy can enrich mindfulness practice. Key concepts embedded in Buddhist approach to psyhocology, including causation of human suffering, are discussd, as well as how mindfulness techniques can be applied with various populations.
Learning Objectives:
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Recite at least three ways mindfulness helps relieve psychological suffering
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List at least three benefits of practicing mindfulness meditation.
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List at least three similarities between Buddhist and Western psychology
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Recite the three root causes of suffering according to Buddhist psychology
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Identify at least four ways mindfulness can add to therapists’ clinical abilities
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Recite at least three insights that emerge from mindfulness practice
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Discuss ethical considerations in applying mindfulness in a clinical setting
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Discuss how mindfulness can be used in working with children
Course Outline:
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Mindfulness: What is it? What Does it Matter?
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Buddhist and Western psychology: Seeking Common Ground
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Mindfulness as Clinical Training
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Cultivating Attention and Compassion
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Relational Mindfulness
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Practical Ethics
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Teaching Mindfulness in Therapy
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Depression: Finding a Way In, Finding a Way Out
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Anxiety: Accepting What Comes
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Psychophysiological Disorders: Embracing Pain
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Mindfulness, Insight, and Trauma Therapy
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Breaking the Addiction Loop
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Working with Children
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The Roots of Mindfulness
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The Neurobiology of Mindfulness
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Positive Psychology and the Bodhisattva Path