65th Annual Conference
Thursday, February
21
Early Bird Open
Sessions
7:15-8:15 A.M.
Session 202
The Art of Mindfulness: Healing
through Groups
Chair:
Joseph Tarantolo, M.D., CGP,
Presenters:
Michele Denise Ribeiro, Ed.D.,
Psychologist Resident, Counseling and Psychological Services,
Corvallis, Oregon
Miriam Margaret Beatrice Ribeiro,
M.S.W., Clinical Psychiatric Social Worker, Coalinga State
Hospital, Coalinga, California
The session will present the
tenets of mindfulness meditation that teaches to accept reality as
it is rather than as one would like it to be. Participants will be
able to apply mindfulness in their personal and professional roles
and facilitate mindfulness meditation groups in a variety of
settings including college counseling centers and inpatient
hospitals.
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Become familiar
with the benefits of meditation in working with clients presenting
with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain.
2. Identify the value of having a personal practice prior to
facilitating mindfulness meditation groups.
3. Understand the steps needed to begin faciliating a mindfulness
meditation group and utilize the research to support the benefits
gained through the practice.
Course References:
1. Fleishman, P. R. (1991). Vipassana
Meditation: Healing the Healer. Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri.
2. Goenka, S. N. (2001). The Discourse Summaries. Vipassana Research
Institute: Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri.
3. Kabat-Zinn, J. (1991).
Full
Catastrophe Living. Dell Publishing: New York, NY.
4. Segal, Z. V., Williams, J. M. G., & Teasdale, J.D. (2002). The
Guildford Press: New York, NY.
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