Treating Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

Although the most widespread treatment for depression today is the use of antidepressants, current research is showing that mindfulness, self-compassion and a few other key mindsets can be equally potent for releasing natural antidepressants in the brain. This workshop will explore how the latest neuroscience research can illuminate our approach with depressed clients, especially the discovery of the parallels between the effects of trauma and depression on the brain. Participants will learn key ways to help clients break out of bad habits that keep them stuck in a depressive loop, and understand how changing ones mindset can make the difference between sinking deeper into a rut versus bouncing back with greater resiliency. Drawing from proven mindfulness-based programs, acceptance and commitment therapy , work by Brene Brown and others, this approach will help clients learn how to develop core strengths that not only help them bounce back sooner, but uncover an innate sense of confidence and joy that can lead to a more enduring sense of well-being. Throughout the day, participants will also see how they can use these principles for their own self-care.

Published: Jul 2015

Format

Online Course

Credits

6.0

Instructor

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

Price

$ 119

Course objectives

Treating Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

  • List the parts of the brain that are impacted by depression and three ways to stimulate activity in these areas.
  • Describe how to incorporate self-compassion practices in your work to facilitate a shift in left prefrontal cortex activity.
  • List three ways to boost neural activity into sessions to enhance cognitive processing and increase vagal tone.
  • Describe how Byron Katies 4 Questions can create hope and confidence in even the most stuck clients and what four questions install positive beliefs in clients.

Instructor

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living and author of Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion and co-author of MBSR Every Day: Daily Practices from the Heart of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. He is also author of The Now Effect: How This Moment Can Change The Rest Of Your Life and co-author of A Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook. As a licensed Psychologist, he teaches mindfulness-based programs in his own practice and through InsightLA. He has spoken at the UCLA Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Conference, The NICABM Conference, The Psychotherapy Networker, FACES, UCLA Semel Institute and Anxiety Disorder Clinic, the University of Washington with Dr. Alan Marlatt, and often hosts daylong courses at UCLA Extension. He is author of the popular Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Blog on Psychcentral.com and also writes for Huffingtonpost and Mentalhelp.net. He has designed the 12-week Mindfulness at Work program that is currently being conducted in many multinational corporations and has been published in The Journal of Clinical Psychology and quoted in the New York Daily News, Reuters, NPR, UCLA Today,Examiner.com, Beliefnet.com, Body & Soul, and The Week Magazine. His previous popular CDs and MP3 Albums include Mindful Solutions for Stress, Anxiety and Depression, Mindful Solutions for Addiction and Relapse Prevention, Mindful Solutions for Success and Stress Reduction at Work, and Mindful Solutions for Adults with ADD/ADHD, and an the Mindful Solutions at Work App.

Course Lessons

How It Works

  • View the presentation. Classes are broken into small video segments of less than 30 minutes, so you can come and go as you please.
  • Take the quiz. Answer a few questions after each lesson before you move to the next lesson.
  • Complete the course evaluation.
  • Print your certificate and you're done!

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Levels of Classes

All of our classes are offered at the intermediate level unless otherwise indicated. All classes are designed for experienced mental health professionals.

Test Policy

You need a score of 75% or higher in each lesson/module to move to the next lesson/module. Most people pass on their first attempt. You have up to 3 attempts to pass each module. After 3 failed attempts, you need to contact our office and we will reset the quiz for one more attempt. 

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On Demand Course FAQs

How long to I have to complete this class?

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Can I sign-up for a class now, even though I don't want to take it for some time in the future?

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I am concerned about having to remember everything to take the test. Will this be a problem?

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