Mindfulness in Psychtherapy: A 6-Week, 24-CEU Training Program for Mental Health and Allied Professionals.

And

Mindfulness for Psychotherapists: A 24-CEU, 6-Week, 3-Session Weekend Training Program for Mental Health and Allied Professionals.

Suggested Articles and Resources
(updated periodically)

Note: Much of this material is in .pdf format and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available without charge at: http://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)
• Articles and figures that accompany the Yoga I and Yoga II CDs.
• 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: http://www.bemindful.org/basicinstru.htm
• 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.
• PowerPoint Presentation

• 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 Steve 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
• PowerPoint Presentation

• 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)
• PowerPoint Presentation

• Session Four: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Anxiety

• 10 Best-Ever Mgt... http://www.bemindful.org/bestanx.pdf
• Alan Wallace: "A Buddhist View of Optimal Mental Health" Audio from a Prestentation
• PowerPoint Presentation

• 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. (pdf file)
• 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 (.pdf file)
• Mindful Meditation and Substance Use in an Incarcerated Population. (.pdf file)
• 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) (pdf file)
• PowerPoint Presentation

• Session Six: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Pain Management

• Meditation and Pain Management: An interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn
• An example of a Mindfulness Based Pain Program (pdf)
• An Excellent Chronic Pain Patient's Handbook lots of info and resources
• PowerPoint Presentation
• QuickTime Video of an Unusual Teacher
• See my notes from session one for review of emperical studies

Home Study Articles and Tests (12 of the 24 CEUs come from this material)

Tests and Answer Sheet for the 6 articles below

The Meeting of Meditative Disciplines and Western Psychology

Mindfulness Training as a Clinical Intervention

Prevention of Relapse in Major Depression

MBSR: A Meta Analysis

Mindfulness Based Relationship Enhancement

Mindfulness -Based Approaches to Eating Disorders

Other Applications of Mindfulness in Psychotherapy

More info at BeMindful.org