Mindfulness in Psychtherapy: A 24-CEU Training Program for Mental Health and Allied Professionals.
Suggested Articles and Resources
Note: Much of this material is in .pdf format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available without charge at: https://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Principal texts and support for this course:
- Bennett-Goleman, T. (2001). Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart. New York, Harmony Books. (article by the author)
- Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine by Saki Santorelli
- A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, MD, Fari Amini, MD, Richard Lannon, MD. (read a review)
- Home Study Articles and Tests
- More info about the CEUs
- Session One: MBSR as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy (**Home Study see below)
- Basic meditation instructions
- Mindfulness: Taming a Wild Horse An article by Steve Shealy, PhD
- **Current Contributions of Psychological Research to General Health: The Case of Mindfulness Training by Bruno Cayoun. .pdf article
- Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. This book is also available free on the Web.
- Kabatt-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living. New York: Delecorte Press.
- Session Two: Applying Mindfulness in Psychotherapy (**Home Study see below)
- **Mindfulness Training as a Clinical Intervention: A Conceptual and Emperical Review (2003) by Ruth Baer .pdf document
- Full Body, Empty Mind by Will Johnson .pdf document
- Riding the Dragon: The Synergistic Dance of Psychotherapy and Meditation an article by John S. Shealy, PhD
- Cognitive-behavioral treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan. ( pdf article about this treatment program)
- Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (great link to theory, research and description of this practice)
- Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Germer, C. K., Siegal, R. D., and Fulton, P. R. (editors) (2005)
- Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Interventions: Conceptualization, Application and Emperical Support Edited by Ruth Baer, PhD
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change by Hayes, Strosahl & Wilson
- Session Three: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Depression (**Home Study see below)
- The Wisdom in Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan
- **Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression by Segal, Williams, Teasdale Segal, Z. Williams, J. Teasdale, J. (2002). Prevention of Relapse/Recurrence in Depression... (JCCP Research Article .pdf)
- Session Four: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Anxiety
- Alan Wallace: "A Buddhist View of Optimal Mental Health" Audio from a Prestentation
- Session Five: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders (**Home Study see below)
- An Information-Processing Analysis of Mindfulness: Implications for Relapse Prevention in the Treatment of Substance Abuse. Breslin, C. F., Zack, M., and McMain, S. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 2002, v9 (3), 275-299.
- G. Alan Marlatt: "Addiction and the Buddhist Middle Way: Implications for Relapse Prevention and Harm Reduction" Presentation audio and Powerpoint
- Relapse Prevention: An Overview of Marlatt's Cognitive-Behavioral Model
- Mindful Meditation and Substance Use in an Incarcerated Population.
- The Heart of Addiction by Lance Dodes, MD
- Mindful Eating: An Interview with Geneen Roth
- **Mindfulness-based approaches to eating disorders by Joan Kristeller, Ruth Baer and Ruth Quillian-Wolever (from: Mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions: conceptalization and emperical support. (2006)
- Session Six: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Pain Management
Home Study Articles and Tests (12 of the 24 CEUs come from this material)
Other Applications of Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
- Intimate Relationships: Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships (book and CD workshop) by David Schnarch, PhD Read an interview and/or an article
- Mindfulness Based Relationship Enhancement a journal article
- Parenting: Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Dr. Becky Bailey