WS:210412
Melbourne

21-22 April 2012
Swanston Hotel
195 Swanston St
Melbourne

Sally Francis                      

WS:280412
Auckland

28-29 April 2012 
Quality Hotel Barrycourt
20 Gladstone Rd,
Parnell  - Auckland

Bruno Cayoun                     

WS110812
Sydney

11-12 August 2012
Hyde Park Forum
271 Elizabeth St
Sydney

Alice Shires 

DAY 1: 9:00am – 5:00pm   

Introduction: client group of interest, personal interest and practice of mindfulness

Brief overview of the MiCBT program

Rationale for the inclusion of mindfulness in therapy:
The Co-emergence model of reinforcement

Morning  Break 

Introduction to Stage 1: Mindfulness with breathing.

Dynamics of intrusive thoughts.

 Lunch break

Mindfulness of breath.

Delivering the rationale for mindfulness to clients.
Demonstration of rapid distress reduction.
Engaging clients in the treatment plan.

Afternoon break

4 characteristics of body sensations.
Neural substrates of mindfulness and neuroplasticity, and advanced scanning in MiCBT.

Mindfulness of body sensations: Unilateral body-scanning 

Differences in mindfulness approaches: posture, areas of concentration, structural interference (instructions, mantras, visualisation), congruence with mental health, client acceptability, homework.
Relevance to co-morbidity issues 

DAY 2: 9:00am – 5:00pm  

Unilateral (“part-by-part”) body-scanning

Introduction to Stage 2 of MiCBT: The exposure stage

Morning  Break 

Unilateral (“part-by-part”) body-scanning

Footage of early results in client with chronic pain, Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia and OCD

Lunch break

Unilateral (part-by-part) body-scanning: faster pace

Introduction to Stage 3 of MiCBT: The Interpersonal Stage

Fostering neuroplasticity with advanced scanning methods.
Decreased awareness threshold

Afternoon break

Introduction to Stage 4 of MiCBT: Preventing relapse

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