The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness Into Psychology and the Helping Professions

The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness Into Psychology and the Helping Professions is organized by Genesis Continuing Education (CE) Group. This course has been approved for a maximum of 10 CE Credit Hours.

Course Overview:
This revised edition includes the current research and theory related to mindfulness, with new sections outlining the neuroscience of mindfulness, boundary conditions of its growing application, and updated research on mechanisms of change and yet keeps the fundamentals central. It is essential to have a clear foundation, which can be continually augmented with current publications that highlight the most recent research, theory, and clinical applications.

Our intention is to offer those in the helping profession a foundation to explore the potential of integrating mindfulness into their work and their lives. Although an academic text, it is offered as part of a much larger conversation within psychology and the helping professions as a vehicle to explore and expand our visions of health and healing.

We invite you to read this book as a form of mindful contemplation, and we hope that it challenges you to discover new ways of being with yourself and the people whose lives you touch. Most important, we offer this book as a journey into the richness and beauty of mindfulness.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:
• Define mindfulness and describe some of the core components of the mindful practice, including awareness, intention, attention, and attitude.
• Explain the theoretical underpinnings of mindfulness-based interventions and list several of the most evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs).
• List several of the potential benefits of mindfulness practice for the therapist, helping professional, and patient.
• Explain to a patient or client the potential benefits of a mindful practice, as well as some of the limitations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the necessity of personal mindfulness practice in order to use it with patients and integrate mindfulness into daily life.
• Describe some of the research on mindfulness and its potential benefits for a variety of mental health and medical populations.