self soothing skills
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presentation to NASW - Texas 10/14/09Presenter info at http://www.waynemartinlcsw.comTRANSCRIPT
Self Soothing Skills
For Social Workers and their Clients
NASW Texas Annual Meeting 10/15/09 Wayne Martin, LCSW
(Psychophysiological Monitoring)
Breath
Mindful breath~6 breath/min
Self-directedAudio paced
The Evidence• Lehrer PM, Vaschillo E, Vaschillo B, Lu SE, Scardella A,
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“Mindfulness is … a moment-to-moment
non-judgemental awareness.
It is a cultivated attention…”
Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness
Notice breath“in … out”
Label distractions:“thinking”, “hearing”, “feeling”
Return tobreath when
distraction fades
The Evidence• Grossman, P., Neimann, L., Schmidt, S, Walach, H.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits: A meta-analysis. J. of Psychosomatic Research, 57 (2004) 35-43.
• Grepmair, L, Mitterlehner, F., Nickel, M. Promotion of mindfulness in psychotherapists in training influences the treatment results of their patients: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics (2007) 76(6):332-8
• Davidson, R.J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Schumacher, J., Rosenkranz, M., Muller, D., Santorelli, S., Urbanowski, F., Harrington, A., Bonus, K., Sheridan, J.F. Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine 65 (2003) 564-570.
Augustine
It is solved by walking
Labyrinth
purgationilluminatio
nintegration
inwardcenteroutward
releasereceivereflect
The Evidence
• Sandor, M.K., Froman, R. Exploring the effects of walking the labyrinth. Journal of Holistic Nursing (2006); 24(2) 103-110.
1 x 3 = visualizingsuccess
Visualize using one strategy from 3 different angles
Self-Soothing Skills
Breath
Mindfulness
Labyrinth
Visualization
Questions?