Complete Guide to Mindfulness: Increasing Clients’ Awareness
Duration: 48:08
Description
This module explores the role of mindfulness in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), covering its origins, key concepts, and practical applications. It explains the wise mind as the balance between rational thought and emotional intuition, essential for decision-making, and discusses expanding awareness from body to mind in DBT. The module provides practical tools like the mindfulness action plan (MAP), mindful reflections, and Heart-focused breathing to help clients manage distress and enhance self-awareness. It also includes tips for therapists on managing reactions and using mindfulness to create a validating and supportive therapeutic environment.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the foundational principles of mindfulness in DBT, including its origins, core components, and the concept of the wise mind for balanced decision-making.
- List practical mindfulness exercises, such as the mindfulness action plan (MAP), mindful reflections, and heart-focused breathing, to help clients manage distress and enhance self-awareness.
- Identify strategies for therapists to model mindfulness, manage reactions, and provide validating responses in clinical sessions.