The Intersection between Mindful Self-Esteem and Group Psychotherapy
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Presented by: Santa Clara County Psychological Association and The Center for the Study of Group Psychotherapy.
Presenters: Janetti Marotta, Ph.D. and Nancy Wesson, Ph.D.
Date: Saturday May 3, 2014 9:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Place: 329 S. San Antonio Rd. #7, Los Altos, CA
Fee: $60 SCCPA/SMCPA members, $70 nonmembers, no onsite reg.
CE Units: 6.0 for Psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, and RN (pending CPA approval)
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course interweaves group psychotherapy concepts with a model of self-esteem development from a Buddhist perspective as described in the book 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion by co-presenter Janetti Marotta (Marotta, 2013). Rather than being externally focused by seeking conditional acceptance to gain others approval, mindful self-esteem emerges from cultivating qualities of self-acceptance and self-compassion. When psychological well-being is based on mindfulness (Brown & Ryan 2003) and self-compassion (Neff, Rude, & Kirkpatrick 2007; Neff & Vonk 2009), it is stable, strengthens a sense of openness, and lessens defensive reacting.
Mindfulness practices can be taught to enhance the therapeutic benefits of psychotherapy. (Germer, Siegel & Fulton, 2013) Practices and exercises to cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion will be taught in this course as a way to enrich the therapeutic process among group members and enhance the therapeutic benefits of psychotherapy. The group psychotherapy concepts which will be taught include: developing safety and therapeutic alliance in a psychotherapy group (Tasca, Balfour, Ritchie, & Bissada, 2007), shaping the culture of a psychotherapy group (Yalom & Leszcz, 2006), and the therapeutic benefits of using group as a whole methods in a psychotherapy group ( Yalom, & Leszcz, 2006).
The curriculum of this course is sequential and the course format will be conducted in a psychotherapy group format utilizing presentation, group exercises, discussion, and group process. This course will increase the knowledge and skill level of clinicians who incorporate or wish to incorporate a mindfulness-based approach into clinical practice. Interventions are applicable in a group, couples, or individual setting.
Learning Objectives:
Participants in this workshop will learn:
- The concept and development of mindful self-esteem.
- Practices to cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion which can be used in a psychotherapy group as well as other forms of psychotherapy.
- Concepts and methods for developing safety and therapeutic alliance in a psychotherapy group.
- How to develop and shape the culture of a psychotherapy group and the use of group as a whole methods to facilitate a group psychotherapy.
