Harnessing Mindfulness in Clinical Practice

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Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD Related seminars and products

Associate Professor

Harvard Medical School

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Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, has spent over 35 years as a part-time assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. A long-time student of mindfulness meditation, he serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He also teaches internationally about mind-body medicine and the application of mindfulness and compassion practices in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and other fields.

Dr. Siegel has edited and written several books, including the critically acclaimed professional text, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition, a comprehensive guide for general audiences. He also authored several professional guides: The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems, Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. His step-by-step self-treatment guide, Back Sense, integrates mindfulness practice, aggressive rehabilitation, and mind-body approaches to treat chronic back and neck pain.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ronald Siegel maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Harvard Medical School and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He receives royalties as a published author. Ronald Siegel receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ronald Siegel is a member of the American Psychological Association. He is an author for Psychotherapy Networker.

Objectives

• Describe the three core elements of mindfulness practice
• Identify common denominators in psychological difficulties
• Specify how mindfulness practices can be tailored to the needs of particular types of clients
• Describe the core attitude toward experience found in depression and how mindfulness practice can help to transform it
• Indicate the mechanisms that maintain anxiety disorders and how these can be altered using mindfulness practice
• Specify the core dynamic of chronic back pain and other psychophysiological disorders and how mindfulness practice can help in its relief

Outline

Mindfulness: What Is It Really?

• The three pillars of mindfulness
• What mindfulness is and isn’t
• How to cultivate mindfulness both inside and outside of the therapy hour

How Mindfulness Works

• Common factors in virtually all psychological disorders
• Mindfulness practices as an antidote
• Boost the effectiveness of all forms of treatment

The Neurobiology of Mindfulness

• How mindfulness practices change brain structure and function
• Understand how the neurobiology of mindfulness can free us from problematic thoughts and emotions

Fit the Practice to the Person

• Guidelines to tailor techniques to particular patients or clients
• Special practices for trauma survivors, fragile individuals, and others for whom meditation can be difficult or dangerous

Mindfulness and Intimacy

• Enhance relationships, both inside and outside of the therapeutic hour
• Track the flow of connection and disconnection in intimate relationships

Working with Depression: Entering the Dark Places Together

• What mindfulness reveals about the dynamics of depression
• Use mindfulness to move toward experience to wake up and come alive

Befriending Fear: Treating Anxiety Disorders

• Overcome anxiety by befriending fear
• Practice CBT on steroids: Embracing the wisdom of insecurity

Beyond Symptom Management: Resolving Stress-Related Disorders

• The Strange Case of Chronic Back Pain
• Treating sexual dysfunctions, insomnia, and digestive distress
• See how psychophysiological disorders can be doors to personal development

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