Empowering Through Embodied Awareness: Evaluation of a Peer-Facilitated Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Curriculum in a Woman’s Prison

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14S-37S
Author(s):  
Danielle Rousseau ◽  
Nicole Long ◽  
Elizabeth Jackson ◽  
James Jurgensen
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Peer Facilitation ◽  
Women's Prison

The cumulative effects of trauma, violence, and substance abuse both define women’s pathways into the correctional system and contribute to their unique needs within it. This research offers a case study of the implementation of a gender-responsive, trauma-informed integrated mindfulness program within a women’s prison. Applying a yoga-based psycho-educational approach, the manualized curriculum was presented in a 16-session, closed-group format with peer-facilitation and pre- and postprogramming assessments. Overall, outcomes of this study were promising. Program participants demonstrated improvements in the use of healthy coping skills, experience of traumatic stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, self-compassion, sense of connection, ability to relate to others, emotional awareness, and self-regulation.

scholarly journals Mindfulness meditation training in an occupational setting: Effects of a 12-weeks mindfulness-based intervention on wellbeing

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Teresa Fazia ◽  
Francesco Bubbico ◽  
Giovanni Berzuini ◽  
Laura Dalla Tezza ◽  
Carolina Cortellini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Occupational Setting ◽  
Professional Outcomes

BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are known for their beneficial effects on positive and negative psychological factors. When applied in an occupational context, MBIs might help workers to cope with stress, increase their professional outcomes and wellbeing. OBJECTIVE: In this two-groups pre-post experimental design we tested the effect of our MBI, called Integral Meditation (IM), among the employers of an Italian service company by measuring positive and negative aspects of psychological wellbeing related to mindfulness and workplace functioning through eight self-report questionnaires (CORE-OM, FFMQ, WEMWBS, MAIA, PSS, PANAS, STAI-X1, SCS). METHOD: Forty-two voluntary non-clinical employers of the company, randomly assigned to the experimental or the control group, were analyzed. The experimental group underwent our IM program, which consists of 12 weekly meditation classes given after the afternoon shift, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data was analyzed via linear mixed models. RESULTS: Statistically significant results were obtained for FFMQ observing subscale (β= 0.49, p = 0.014), WEMWBS (β= 5.31, p = 0.02), PSS (β= –3.31, p = 0.03), the whole scale of SCS (β= 0.47, p = 0.01) and self-judgment (β= 0.68, p = 0.003) and isolation (β= –0.66, p = 0.01) SCS subscales. Statistically significant results were also found in four out of eight subscales of MAIA: emotional awareness (β= 1.26, p <  0.001), self-regulation (β= 1.28, p <  0.001), body listening (β= 1.08, p <  0.001) and trusting (β= 1.1, p <  0.001). CONCLUSION: Our intervention has demonstrated to bring beneficial effects in a mindfulness subdomain, in perceived stress, self-compassion, interoception and psychological wellbeing. Based on our results, we conclude that our intervention was effective in increasing the positive aspects of wellbeing and in reducing stress.

An Integral Analysis of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Among Adolescents

2019 ◽  
pp. 134-159
Author(s):  
Bernita Wienhold-Leahy
Keyword(s):  
School Context ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Integral Theory ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
Integral Analysis ◽  
Mindful Awareness ◽  
Self Compassion

This case study focused on teaching self-compassion to adolescents through a mindfulness program. Self-compassion involves being kind towards oneself, understanding that we are all part of common humanity, and mindfulness. This multi-methods study was grounded in integral theory, which examines self-compassion through multiple lenses with both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The findings indicated that a mindfulness program teaching self-compassion had many benefits to students, including increased mindful awareness and focused attention; emotional awareness and regulation; self-awareness, self-kindness, and self-acceptance; resiliency and growth mindset; compassion, acceptance, and forgiveness for others; and a belief it could reduce bullying in schools. Mindfulness programs in the school context will need to be introduced slowly over the next several years as students, parents, teachers, and administrators all have to understand the importance of these skills before they can be implemented into the classroom.

Clinical Use of Self-Compassion Within Mindfulness-Based Biofeedback in the Treatment of Veterans and Spouses: A Case Study

Biofeedback ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
Urszula Klich
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Therapeutic Benefit ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Cultural Framework ◽  
Treatment Considerations ◽  
Biofeedback Treatment ◽  
Physical Changes

Treatment of veterans necessitates the understanding of the cultural framework within which they operate. A clinical approach that is centered on teaching self-regulation while modeling self-compassion can assist veterans to assimilate into the civilian world. Compassion, recently emerging as a critical variable in the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness-based techniques, can be combined with biofeedback in order to maximize the advantageous psychological and physical changes that are seen with both. This article will present treatment considerations in a case in which compassion-based strategies within mindfulness-based biofeedback treatment were used with a veteran and his spouse.

scholarly journals Self-Compassion: Evaluation of a Psychoeducational Website – CORRIGENDUM

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
France Talbot ◽  
Judith Thériault ◽  
Douglas J. French
Keyword(s):  
Group Therapy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Clinical Populations

Please note that the self-compassion Website (www.self-compassion.org) and the Mindfulness Self-Compassion program (MSC) offer some similar self-compassion and guided meditation exercises, but differ in structure and content. As currently described on www.CenterforMSC.org, MSC is an 8-week empirically-supported program targeting non-clinical populations. It is offered in a group format and is not led by therapists necessarily. MSC is not considered by the authors as a form of group therapy. As such, ‘resource-building course’ should have been used in the original paper in lieu of ‘group therapy’.

The Boundaries of “Good Behavior” and Judicial Competence: Exploring Responsibilities and Authority Limitations of Cognitive Specialists in the Regulation of Incapacitated Judges

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 514-520
Author(s):  
Brandon Hamm ◽  
Bryn S. Esplin
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Severe Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Administration Of Justice

Both law and medicine rely on self-regulation and codes of professionalism to ensure duties are performed in a competent, ethical manner. Unlike physicians, however, judges are lawyers themselves, so judicial oversight is also self-regulation. As previous literature has highlighted, the hesitation to report a cognitively-compromised judge has resulted in an “opensecret” amongst lawyers who face numerous conflicts of interest.Through a case study involving a senior judge with severe cognitive impairment, this article considers the unique ethical dilemmas that cognitive specialists may encounter when navigating duties to patient, society, and the medical profession, without clear legal guidance.Systemic self-regulatory inadequacies in the legal profession are addressed, as well as challenges that arise when trying to preserve the trust and dignity of an incapacitated patient who must fulfill special duties to society.Ultimately, because of their unique neurological expertise and impartial assessments, we submit that allowing cognitive specialists to submit their assessments to an internal judiciary board may act as an additional check and balance to ensure the fair and competent administration of justice.

scholarly journals Using Compassionate Mind Training as a Resource in EMDR: A Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Beaumont ◽  
Caroline J. Hollins Martin
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Compassion Scale ◽  
Mind Training ◽  
Current Signature ◽  
Insight Into

This case study examines the contribution of compassionate mind training (CMT) when used as a resource in the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of a 58-year-old man, who presented after a recent trauma with psychological distress and somatic symptoms—an inability to sign his name. Self-report questionnaires (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS], Impact of Events Scale-R [IES-R], and Self-Compassion Scale [SCS]) were administered at pretherapy, midtherapy, posttherapy, and 9-month follow-up. EMDR with CMT facilitated recall of forgotten memories about his sister’s traumatic death decades previously, with related emotions of shame and grief, creating insight into how these past events linked to his current signature-signing phobia. Eight sessions of therapy resulted in an elimination of the client’s signature-signing phobia and a reduction in trauma-related symptoms, elevation in mood, and increase in self-compassion. Effects were maintained at 9-month follow-up. The “Discussion” section highlights the value of working collaboratively with clients to best meet their individual needs.

scholarly journals FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH INTERNET DEPENDENCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (194) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Alla Ryzhanova ◽  
◽  
Nanuli Potomkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
Professional Information ◽  
Virtual Shopping

The article analysis the world experience of the negative impact of Internet on young people. Summarizing foreign experience of Internet dependence prevention, we note that the most dangerous impact of Internet dependence on the socialization of young people in the world are: deteriorating relationships with family and friends, mood swings, aimless cyber surfing, «toxic communication», virtual shopping and virtual shopping. In turn, the analysis and further systematization of foreign experience of preventive and corrective measures in different countries and regions of humanity that first entered the information society, gave grounds to identify such areas as: preparation of the social environment for preventive work (national preventive and educational approach (USA, Japan); creation of specialized centers for comprehensive prevention through professional information, counseling social institutions and establishments that are forced to participate in prevention (USA, Netherlands, Taiwan), preparation for prevention of the family, which is perceived as capable of overcoming or, accordingly, preventing Internet addiction in all its manifestations (Japan, Taiwan), preparation for prevention Teachers of schools (Russia) Direct prevention of Internet addiction of young people, which is realized through the general development of human personality, spiritual improvement, intellectual dynamics, psychological education for self-regulation of youth, diversification of leisure (Canada, Netherlands, Russia, Taiwan).

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