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Programs by Faculty of IMP
Certificate
Program in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Consisting of a five day-long residential program
in a retreat-like setting, a three day-long residential meditation
retreat, and weekly classes in the Boston area, this nine-month
program will comprehensively explore the integration of mindfulness
and psychotherapy. With the guidance of approximately 20 faculty
comprised of specialists in their areas, we will examine the application
of mindfulness to a wide range of clinical populations and conditions,
will compare and contrast Western and Buddhist perspectives on health
and healing, and will practice meditation together. The clinical
and academic material will be studied in a manner that embodies
the qualities of mindfulness, suffusing the inquiry with awareness,
insight, and compassion for self and others, engaging both mind
and heart. Those completing the course will receive continuing education
credits and a certificate from the Institute for Meditation and
Psychotherapy.
Buddhist Psychology
Film Series This monthly series offers the audience a lively and entertaining learning experience. The emotional challenges of everyday life, especially those found in relationships, will be brought vividly to life through the medium of film. Afterwards, a faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy will lead a discussion focused on how Buddhist psychology and mindfulness practice can illuminate and alleviate these different forms of suffering. Attendees will learn and understand core ideas of Buddhist psychology, such as clear seeing, interconnectedness, and self-compassion. This series is co-directed by Susan Morgan, CNS, Bill Morgan, PsyD, and Chip Hartranft, Director of the Arlington Center. 3 CE’s are offered each evening to psychologists,
social workers, nurses, licensed marriage and family therapists,
and licensed mental health counselors.
Buddhist
Psychology Lecture Series: Conversations at the Edge Returning for a second year, this monthly CE program is intended for psychotherapists who are interested in Buddhist psychology, meditation, or mindfulness. Each lecture will address theoretical and clinical issues at the interface of mindfulness and psychotherapy. 2 CE’s are offered each evening to psychologists,
social workers, nurses, licensed marriage and family therapists,
and licensed mental health counselors. 18 CE’s are available to psychologists,
social workers, nurses, licensed mental health counselors, and marriage
and family therapists. Attendance is required at 8 of 9 meetings
to receive credit.
Mindfulness
and Psychotherapy Through experiential exercises, lecture, and demonstrations, participants will learn how to practice mindfulness themselves, and how to use mindfulness to enhance intimate relationships, therapeutic alliances, and personal wellbeing. We will also explore how clinicians can introduce mindfulness into psychotherapy, and craft mindfulness exercises to suit different clients and clinical conditions, including anxiety, chronic pain, and psychophysiological disorders. CE’s are offered to physicians (up to
6 CE’s), psychologists (6), counselors/educators (6), nurses
(6.6), social workers (6), and family therapists (6).
Mindfulness
and Psychotherapy This intensive online course taught by Ronald Siegel, Psy.D. explores the use of mindfulness to enhance therapeutic relationships and enrich psychotherapy. Participants will learn to practice mindfulness; to practice using mindfulness in working with loneliness, alienation, illness and loss; and to apply mindfulness to the treatment of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and childhood distress. CE’s are offered to physicians (up to
24), psychologists (24), counselors/educators (24), nurses (26.4),
social workers (24), and family therapists (24).
Compassionate
Presence: An Intensive Mindfulness Retreat for Mental Health Professionals Many of us have studied mindfulness and its clinical applications over the years but have not had the opportunity to dive more deeply into mindfulness and compassion practices themselves. This course offers an opportunity to explore these practices with colleagues more intensively in a retreat environment. There are study modules during the first three afternoons, led by members of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy (IMP). The teaching is experience-near, focusing on the relevance of mindfulness practice in the quality of our work with others, and in its usefulness in cultivating therapeutic presence and empathy. There are opportunities for group discussion and individual meetings during the retreat. Apart from this, we observe silence throughout the week, including during meal times, in order to facilitate a deeper contemplative experience. Mornings and evenings are devoted to guided sitting and walking meditation. Saturday is a full retreat day, led by Bill and Susan Morgan. This course is recommended for those who have
taken a BCBS weekend retreat with the IMP, or who have had another
weekend retreat experience, or who have maintained a regular meditation
practice for a few years. 12 CE units available to psychologists
and other professionals.
Don't
Just Do Something, Sit There: Mindfulness for Personal and Professional
Life The first day of this workshop is designed to introduce mindfulness practice to both mental health professionals, as well as other psychologically minded people. Participants will first learn how to practice mindfulness to enrich and enliven their personal and professional lives. We will explore how mindfulness practice can help us to deal with the challenges of living in an ever-changing, uncertain world filled with complicated interpersonal relationships. You will learn a variety of formal and informal mindfulness techniques. Day two is designed specifically for mental
health and other human service professionals. We will further explore
the practice of mindfulness, both inside and outside of the therapy
hour. We will then discuss when and how to introduce various mindfulness
techniques to clients or patients. Special techniques for treating
Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, and Childhood Distress will be
introduced.
This
Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy This experiential workshop will explore the many ways that mindfulness practice can enrich psychotherapy, enliven interpersonal relationships, and contribute to personal well-being. Psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and other psychologically minded people interested in personal development are all welcome to attend. You will learn
Seeking the Seeker: A Direct Inquiry
Into "Who Am 'I'?" In Buddhist practice, there are three “doors” to liberation: anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering), and anatta (non-self). A deep, direct encounter with any one of the three has the potential to end grasping and bring freedom. Anatta is often the most elusive of these, yet is also the most intimate and challenging to our normal sense of self. During this workshop we use vipassana as a method of active investigation, rather than passive witnessing, to inquire into this self we take ourselves to be. The focus of the day is on learning to practice with this disturbing but ever-present question: Who am I? Who am “I”? There will be opportunity for inquiry and discussion as we work together to probe this question of questions. 4 CE’s are available to psychologists, social workers, nurses, licensed mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists. Attendance is required throughout the entire course to receive credit. Details to follow.
Meditation
and Psychotherapy: Fostering Connections, Building Relationships
This course will explore how the principles and practices of meditation can improve relationships both within and outside of psychotherapy. Attendees will be able to describe how insights from Buddhist psychology can illuminate underlying processes of psychotherapy and learn to use meditative skills to deepen and sustain interpersonal connections. Participants will be able to describe changes in the brain common to both meditative and interpersonal experience, define concepts such as relational mindfulness and freedom from self, and explain the function of meditation in social change. This course is intended for health and mental health clinicians, researchers, educators, and others interested in the behavioral sciences. 14 CE’s are available to physicians, psychologists,
counselors, educators, nurses, social workers, and family therapists.
Self-Compassion
in Clinical Practice The presenters are teaming up—a clinical psychologist and a social scientist—to present this groundbreaking symposium. It is a weeklong journey into self-compassion, weaving lecture, meditation, case examples, demonstration, and discussion. Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism. Clinicians often wonder how they can make therapy “rub off”—how to help their patients feel stronger and safer between sessions. The art of self-compassion is a portable, therapeutic relationship that can be taught and learned. Therapists can also practice self-compassion to deepen therapeutic presence, to enjoy clinical work more fully, and to cultivate personal well-being. 15 hours of credit are offered to psychologists,
social workers, physicians, nurses, counselors, family therapists,
and educators.
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy: Well-being in
Cultural Context This symposium attempts to put mindfulness in cultural perspective. There will be an overview of mindfulness in psychotherapy, consideration of mindfulness as an antidote to individualism in Western notions of well-being, a review of strengths and blind spots in traditional Buddhist psychology and Western psychology, and a look at the opportunities (and pitfalls) of bringing mindfulness into contemporary American culture. CE’s not available.
Customizing
Mindfulness for Individual Psychotherapy This is an introductory workshop for clinicians who would like to apply mindfulness in individual psychotherapy. Participants will learn how to use mindfulness to foster therapeutic connection and how to design mindfulness techniques for patients to practice between therapy sessions. The workshop will integrate theory, clinical material, and research. Topics discussed will include the three core mindfulness skills, the basic structure of mindfulness techniques, how to safely turn toward emotional suffering, and key clinical questions for the mindfulness-oriented psychotherapist. Instructional methodologies are meditation practice, small- and large-group discussions, case presentations, and clinical exercises such as role-playing. 4 CE’s are available to psychologists.
Volunteer
to Participate in Meditation Research We are looking for people who meditate in the
Insight (a.k.a. mindfulness) tradition to participate in our studies.
We use an MRI machine to take pictures of the brain, in order to
explore the effects of meditation on cognitive and emotional brain
activity. To enroll in the study or to obtain more information,
please contact Sara Lazar, Ph.D. or her assistant at 617-724-2256.
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