66th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 21

Afternoon Workshops

1:30 - 4:00 P.M.

Workshop 87

The Art of Mindfulness:  Healing through Groups

Chairs:                

Michele D. Ribeiro, Ed.D., Licensed Psychologist, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Miriam M. B. Ribeiro, M.S.W., Clinical Psychiatric Social Worker, Coalinga State Hospital, Coalinga, California

Joseph Tarantolo, M.D., CGP, Private Practice, Washington, DC

This workshop will present the tenets of mindfulness.  Participants will be able to apply a mindfulness practice in their personal and professional roles and facilitate mindfulness meditation groups in a variety of settings including college counseling centers, inpatient hospitals and private practice.

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Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1.  Become familiar with the benefits of meditation in working with clients who present with depression, anxiety, and/or chronic pain. 

2.  Identify the value of having a personal practice prior to facilitating mindfulness meditation groups.

3.  Understand the steps needed to begin facilitating a mindfulness meditation group and utilize the research to support the benefits gained through the practice.

Course References:

1. Fleischman, P.R.  (1991).  Vipassana Meditation:  Healing the Healer.  Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri.

2. Goenka, S.N.  (2001).  The Discourse Summaries.  Vipassana Research Institute:  Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri.

3. Kabat-Zinn, J.  (1991).  Full Catastrophe Living.  New York:  Dell Publishing.

4. Segal, Z.V., Williams, J.M.G., & Teasdale, J.D.  (2002).  Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression.  New York:  The Guilford Press.