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Module 1: Mindfulness and Neuroscience of Stress, Attachment and Mental Health

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Module 1

  1. Explain mindfulness in a way that improves client engagement in mindfulness based treatment.
  2. List specific ways that stress exacerbates mental health issues in our clients and describe its clinical implications.
  3. Relate specific ways mindfulness affects stress and fight/flight responses to improve clinical outcomes.

 

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Module 2: A Holistic Model of Mindfulness and Mind-Body Interventions

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Module 2

  1. Correlate the impact of biological, social and psychological factors with mental health functions in clients.
  2. Relate ways to integrate mindfulness into bio-psycho-social models of treatment. 

 

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Module 3: The Neuroscience of Mindfulness

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Module 3

  1. Consider how different clinical treatment modalities that incorporate mindfulness improve patient outcomes.
  2. Teach the neuroscience of mindfulness for purposes of client psychoeducation as it relates to treatment outcomes.

 

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Module 4: Creating a Mindful Space: Focus on Mindfulness and Compassion for the Clinician

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Module 4

  1. Discover ways that mindfulness improves clinical judgment in relation to assessment and treatment planning.
  2. Identify definitions of self-compassion for client psychoeducation and their relationship to treatment outcomes.

 

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Module 5: Mindful Bodies, Eating and Movement inside and outside the Therapeutic Encounter

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Module 5

  1. Demonstrate mindful walking practices clients can use in session and out for symptom management.
  2. Provide a range of ways to integrate mindfulness into eating for clients as it relates to treatment outcomes.

 

 

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Module 6: From Fight and Flight to Attend and Befriend: Treating Anxiety and Anger Through Mindfulness

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Module 6

  1. Breakdown the neuroscience of anger and anxiety for symptom management and psycho-education.
  2. Utilize mindfulness practices to alleviate client symptoms of anger and anxiety.

 

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Module 7: From Freeze and Faint to Attend and Befriend: Managing Trauma and Depression through Mindfulness

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Module 7

  1. Breakdown the neuroscience of depression and trauma for symptom management and psycho-education.
  2. Apply mindfulness practices for regulating trauma responses and depression to alleviate symptoms and improve treatment outcomes.

 

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Module 8: Managing Impulses Mindfully, from Addiction to Attention Deficits

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Module 8

  1. Discover the clinical implications of brain anatomy in attention and impulse control.
  2. Apply mindfulness practices for managing impulses and relapse prevention.

 

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Module 9: Growing Up Mindful: Working with Kids and Teens

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Module 9

  1. Consider developmental adaptations of mindfulness for children and teens as they relate to clinical treatment. 
  2. Utilize mindfulness adaptations for symptom management in different age groups.

 

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Module 10: Mindfulness and Compassion in Action

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Module 10

  1. Create and adapt tailored scripts for clients in therapy to improve client engagement and treatment outcomes.
  2. Incorporate mindfulness into systems of care to improve quality of care and patient outcomes.

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