Trainings in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy

Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMASS Medical School

For more information, contact The Center for Mindfulness 
Email: cfm.oasisumassmed.edu 
Phone: 508.856.1097
Fax: 508.856.1977
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/education/index.aspx

Upcoming Summer & Fall Programs at The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy

Educational Retreat
June 22-26, 2009, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Sponsored by the New England Educational Institute
With Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD and Christopher K. Germer, PhD

To incorporate mindfulness into our work and personal lives, we need an intuitive, visceral understanding of the practice as well as an intellectual foundation. In this symposium, participants will develop a solid theoretical understanding of mindfulness from both the Buddhist and western scientific perspectives. Also, participants will receive instruction in mindfulness meditation and be given the opportunity for personal practice in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

Through lecture, demonstration, experiential exercise, and small group discussion, participants will examine how mindfulness practice can enhance therapeutic presence and transform their understanding of the causes of psychological suffering across the diagnostic spectrum. Participants will learn when and how to introduce various mindfulness techniques to their clients or patients. They will also learn to utilize special techniques for treating anxiety, chronic pain, stress-related medical disorders and interpersonal conflicts, and to develop creative ways to work with obstacles to mindfulness practice.

15 CE's are offered to physicians, psychologists, counselors/educators, nurses, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. See Details.

Cultivating Compassionate Presence: An Intensive Mindfulness Retreat for Mental Health Professionals
July 11-18, 2009, Valleciitos, New Mexico
Co-sponsored with Vallecitos Mountain Refuge
With Bill Morgan, PsyD, Susan Morgan, CNS and Ronald Siegel, PsyD

This 7-day retreat in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico is intended to support therapists in deepening mindfulness and compassion skills. The teaching will be experience-near, focusing on how these practices deepen our understanding of psychological suffering and enhance our capacities for therapeutic presence and empathy. Study modules will be offered most afternoons along with regular opportunities for group discussion and individual meetings with teachers. The rest of the time we will observe silence, including during meals, to facilitate a deeper contemplative experience. Mornings and evenings will be devoted to guided sitting and walking meditation. One full day of silent meditation will be observed during the course.

20 CE units available to psychologists, social workers and nurses.
See Details.

This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
July 31-August 2, 2009, Stockbridge, Massachussets
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 hree day residential workshop with Ronald Siegel, PsyD
Sponsored by The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

How to practice mindfulness yourself - both inside and outside your work setting Guidelines for tailoring various mindfulness techniques to individuals
A step-by-step, mindfulness-based program for working with anxiety, chronic pain, and stress-related medical disorders
How to use mindfulness to augment cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and systemic treatments
Ways to deal with the obstacles and challenges that arise when working with emotional difficulties in yourself and others.
See Details.

And the Certificate Program, which&ampnbspjust&ampnbspreceived rave reviews by its first graduating class, is now open for Registration:

Certificate Program in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
September 2009 - May 2010
Co-sponsored with The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.

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.

For more information on these and other programs please visit our website: www.meditationandpsychotherapy.org