The Art & Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions
CPSY x420
| Day | Sunday, November 8, 2009 |
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| Time | 12:00pm – 6:00pm |
| Room | Arts and Sciences Building, Room 102 |
| Credit | 0.6 CEU or 6 CE hours |
| Cost | $180.00, Includes textbook! * Eating lunch is part of this course so please bring your lunch. |
Description
Based on Dr. Shapiro’s and Carlson’s recent book, The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychotherapy and the Helping Professions, the workshop offers scientific research and meditative practices for therapists interested in awakening the mind and opening the heart. Drawing on current research in psychology, medicine and cognitive neuroscience, we will investigate the effects of mindfulness meditation on decreasing pathology and increasing positive psychological and physiological states. Further, we will explore the mechanisms of action through which mindfulness meditation has its transformation effects. Finally, the workshop will delve into the potential ways of integrating mindfulness and meditation into psychotherapy and the helping professions. Through didactic presentation, meditation practices and small-group activities we will explore ways of applying mindfulness personally and professionally to cultivate greater happiness, health and freedom.
Instructor
Shauna L Shapiro Ph.D.
Shauna L. Shapiro an associate professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University, and previously served as adjunct faculty for Andrew Weil’s Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Shapiro’s research focuses on mindfulness meditation and its applications to psychotherapy and health care. She began her study of psychology and meditation at Duke University, graduating summa cum laude, and received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Arizona. Dr. Shapiro pursued her study of meditation in Thailand and Nepal, as well as in the West, training in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).Dr. Shapiro has conducted extensive clinical research investigating the effects of mindfulness-based therapies across a wide range of populations, and published over 50 book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. She is the recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies teaching award, acknowledging her outstanding contributions to graduate education in the area of mindfulness and psychotherapy. Dr. Shapiro lectures and leads mindfulness training programs nationally and internationally for health professionals on the growing applications of mindfulness in psychology and health care. Dr. Shapiro co-authored, The Art and Science of Mindfulness, with Dr. Linda Carlson, which was published by American Psychology Books in June, 2009.
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