Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

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Scientific research utilizing SPECT, PET and MRI has demonstrated positive and often permanent structural and functional changes in the brain associated with

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

 Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) offers a unique blend of two solid therapeutic approaches—Cognitive Therapy and mindfulness Practice. These two therapies are on the cutting-edge of evidence-based psychotherapy today. Combined, they are proven effective for a wide range of psychological disorders including depression, anxiety, addictive diseases, chronic pain and personality disorders. Teach your clients to understand the mind and to let go of critical, judgmental thinking, achieve inner stillness and expand inner and outer awareness for lasting physical and mental well-being.
Scientific research utilizing SPECT, PET and MRI has demonstrated positive and often permanent structural and functional changes in the brain associated with mindfulness and related practices.
End this seminar recording and immediately apply the best cognitive therapy strategies and mindfulness approaches. You will greatly enhance your treatment effectiveness and improve your clients’ lives.
objectIVES

Combine the principles and practices of Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation to maximize client outcomes

Apply five Mindfulness Meditation approaches in treatment

Utilize six effective Cognitive Therapy approaches in treatment

Understand and teach clients an Eastern orientation to the mind, ego, intellect, emotions, body, Higher Self

Implement a structured MBCT approach to prevent relapse to depression and addiction

Expand practitioner clinical skill set to assist in the treatment of common physical disorders
OUTLINE
Understanding Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Theory, practice and research on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

The roots of mindfulness practice

How cognitive techniques work with mindfulness approaches

Limiting beliefs

Distorted thinking

Developing a new orientation to thoughts/experiences

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The Effects of MBCT

The neurophysiology of meditation

Neuroplasticity

Specific brain changes

Mindfulness practice in daily activity

Positive changes in identity from MBCT
Applying Cognitive Therapy Techniques

Countering techniques

Perceptual shifting

Paradoxical techniques

Conditioning techniques

Progressive image modification

Logical analysis
The Specifics of Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness Practice—step-by-step

Posture

Breathing

Instructions for dealing with thoughts and feelings

Developing non-resistance

Activating disengagement

Developing innocent awareness

Reducing the frame to moment-to-moment awareness

Creating spaciousness

Five variations of mindfulness meditation practice

Meditation practicum—Therapist’s personal practice of Mindfulness Meditation
Applying Evidence-Based MBCT in Clinical Practice

Preparing a client for mindfulness practice

Using evidence-based MBCT protocols for:

Anxiety and panic

Anger management

Chronic pain & physical disorders

Depression

Addiction
Beyond MBCT—Integrating MBCT with other Approaches

Mindfulness Plus—MBCT and other meditation techniques

Ayurvedic approaches

Positive psychology approaches

Case examples & treatment planning
ABOUT DAVID O’CONNELL, Ph.D.
David F. O’Connell, Ph.D. is a psychologist with Berkshire Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Services in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is a consultant to Caron Addiction Treatment Centers, LifeWorks of London, England, and a trainer for the Rutland Center, Dublin, Ireland. He is the author of seven books on mental health and addictions treatment including his latest work, The Wisdom Way: Coping with Chronic Illness through Spirituality: A 21-Day Program (in press).
David is a long-term practitioner of meditation techniques. His work on cognitive therapy appears in Dual Disorders: Essentials for Assessment and Treatment (Haworth) and Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: A casebook for clinical practice (Guilford). His work on meditation includes Awakening the Spirit (Publish America) and Self Recovery: Treating Addictions using Transcendental Meditation and Maharishi Ayurveda (Harrington Park). He has appeared on National Public Radio and his ideas have appeared in articles in the New York Times and Men’s Health Magazine.

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