Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Product DetailsWant this seminar immediately?  Choose a downloadable podcast or streaming on-demand.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.objectIVESCombine the principles and practices of Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation to maximize client outcomesApply five Mindfulness Meditation approaches in treatmentUtilize six effective Cognitive Therapy approaches in treatmentUnderstand and teach clients an Eastern orientation to the mind, ego, intellect, emotions, body, Higher SelfImplement a structured MBCT approach to prevent relapse to depression and addictionExpand practitioner clinical skill set to assist in the treatment of common physical disordersOUTLINEUnderstanding Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)Theory, practice and research on mindfulness-based cognitive therapyThe roots of mindfulness practiceHow cognitive techniques work with mindfulness approachesLimiting beliefsDistorted thinkingDeveloping a new orientation to thoughts/experiencesThe Effects of MBCTThe neurophysiology of meditationNeuroplasticitySpecific brain changesMindfulness practice in daily activityPositive changes in identity from MBCTApplying Cognitive Therapy TechniquesCountering techniquesPerceptual shiftingParadoxical techniquesConditioning techniquesProgressive image modificationLogical analysisThe Specifics of Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness Practice—step-by-stepPostureBreathingInstructions for dealing with thoughts and feelingsDeveloping non-resistanceActivating disengagementDeveloping innocent awarenessReducing the frame to moment-to-moment awarenessCreating spaciousnessFive variations of mindfulness meditation practiceMeditation practicum—Therapist’s personal practice of Mindfulness MeditationApplying Evidence-Based MBCT in Clinical PracticePreparing a client for mindfulness practiceUsing evidence-based MBCT protocols for:Anxiety and panicAnger managementChronic pain & physical disordersDepressionAddictionBeyond MBCT—Integrating MBCT with other ApproachesMindfulness Plus—MBCT and other meditation techniquesAyurvedic approachesPositive psychology approachesCase examples & treatment planningABOUT 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.Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy [4 DVDs]+ [2 PDFs]Tag: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Review. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy download. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy discount.