1. Mindfulness and Compassion:
Self-Care Tools for Clinicians
Julie Woodward, MA, MSW

2. Opening Prac>ce
Exercise: Three Deeper Breaths

3. Welcome The experience of self-care. This is YOUR >me!
Session agenda

4. Exercise
Mindfulness of Movement, Breath and Sound

5. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduc>on, MBSR, for Healthcare Professionals
High levels of stress, depression, anxiety
Burnout and compassion fa>gue
Sa>sfac>on with care-giving role
Wellbeing and coping
University of MassachuseNs Center For Mindfulness
Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli

6. Exercise
Affec>onate Breathing, Soothing Touch

7. Mindful Self-Compassion
Large Increase in research into self-compassion in last decade
Reduces nega>ve mind states: anxiety, depression, shame
Increases posi>ve mind states, happiness, wellbeing, life sa>sfac>on
Center for Mindful Self Compassion Kris>n Neff, PhD, Christopher Germer, 2013

8. Check-In
The experience of Care-Managers

9. Self-care first
Exercise:
Self-Compassion Break

10. MSC
Exercise:
Mindful Compassion for the Caregiver

11. A compassionate approach to your own experience
Three Deeper Breaths
Compassionate Body Scan
Mindful Movement
Affec>onate Breathing
Soothing Touch
Self-Compassion Break
Mindful Self-Compassion for the Caregiver

12. MSC at Work Mindfulness-Informed prac>ce
Mindfulness-Based prac>ce

13. Closing
Medita>on recap