CD12 – Mindfulness Informed Psychotherapy: A Demonstration

CD12 – Mindfulness Informed Psychotherapy: A Demonstration

Location: Regency Ballroom

Difficutly: All Levels

Clinicians are enthusiastically discovering that mindfulness practices can enlighten and enliven their lives, both inside and outside the therapy hour. These techniques hold great promise for personal development and as a powerful method to enhance virtually all forms of psychotherapy. But what does mindfulness-informed therapy actually look like? This demonstration, using volunteers from the audience, will illustrate how mindfulness practices and insights derived from them can inform treatment.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe the three essential skills developed by mindfulness practices
2. List some of the clinical decisions involved in mindfulness-oriented treatment
3. Describe what mindfulness-oriented treatment might look like in practice.