Mindfulness in psychotherapy (PSYn5450)

Volitelný kurz vyučovaný v rámci magisterského studia psychologie v anglickém jazyce

Garant: PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (e-mail: romhyt@gmail.com)

Typ studijního předmětu: povinně volitelný

Rozsah předmětu: kredity 5 ETCS

Forma výuky předmětu: 1 přednáška a 1 seminář

Způsob ukončení: zkouška

Počet studentů: max 20

Basic characteristic

Students should be able to use mindfulness skills to improve their well-being as well as apply them in the psychotherapeutic context. They will explore the possibilities and limits of contemporary measurement instruments. They will get a basic overview of recent research findings and clinical applications.

Form of the course: 1 lecture, 1 seminary (every week).

Conditions for passing the course:

1. Attendance at the seminar is compulsory (75%), as well as keeping a research diary (100%), where students will record their experiences from the cultivation of mindfulness,

2. Systematic training of mindfulness (at least 5 times a week), students are keeping a research diary (see the file named “Research_Diary”). Every Monday you will upload your research diary into the Information system. You will get feedback every week on those records you will be permitted to share within the group.

3. Written Assignment based on a research diary (8 pages) in a form of a "case-study". In the essay, students will reflect on their experience with training and application of mindfulness in relation to their goals, which are formulated at the beginning of the course (3rd lesson). The integral part should be a methodological reflection on how you used your research diary as a source of introspective facts. It means to consider the following processes: mindful noticing of phenomena, reviewing of the training, data fixation into the research diary, processing a diary into  the topics that will structure your final thesis. An important aspect of the text is naming personal gains as well as the limits of the method. Personal reflection is the basis for discussion with information from relevant literature (at least two books and two articles should be cited). Deadline: 22/12/2024

Content of the course:

1.      Introduction;

2.      What is mindfulness? Introspection is a tool for psychic process discrimination;

3.      What you can expect from mindfulness training: Benefits of mindfulness (Formulation of personal goals – submitted in writing to the Information System)

4.      Progress in mindfulness of breathing meditation. Is the mindfulness only skill we train? (Five mind faculties and their balancing)

5.      Applying mindfulness in psychotherapy – MBSR, MBCT

6.      The cultural and historical context of mindfulness cultivation (Four foundations of mindfulness)

7.      Application of mindfulness in psychotherapy and psychology research: measurement instruments, an overview of research findings; Self-support group – the opportunity to meditate and share without a lecturer

8.      Understanding of No-self – Dynamic identity; Training of loving-kindness and compassion as tools for building up empathy.

9.      Applying mindfulness in psychotherapy – DBT, ACT, Compassion Focused Therapy

10.   Applying mindfulness in psychotherapy – satitherapy  I. - case study

11.    Applying mindfulness in psychotherapy – satitherapy  II. - case study; Coping with anxiety - skill training

12.   Reviewing the course; Why should healthcare professionals practice mindfulness?

13. Reeding week.

Literature:

Baer, R. A. (Ed.). (2014). Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches: Clinician’s Guide to Evidence Base and Applications. London: Elsevier.

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of personality and social psychology, 84(4), 822.

Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M., Creswell, J. D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18, 211–237.

Didonna, F. (Ed.). (2008). Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness. New York: Springer.

Frýba, M. (1995). The Practice of Happiness. Boston: Shambala.

Germer, C. K., Siegel, R. D., Fulton, P. R. (Eds.). (2005). Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. New York, London: The Guilford Press.

  Second ed. From 2013: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/masaryk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1249329&query=Mindfulness+and+Psychotherapy+germer

Gilbert, P. (2009). The Compassionate Mind. London: Constable.

Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living. New York: Dell.

Naranjo, C. (2006). The way of silence and the talking cure. Nevada City: Blue Dolphing Publ.

Vogt, B. (1999). Skill and Trust. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Varela, F., Shear, J. (Eds.) (1999). The View from Within: First-Person Methodologies. London: Imprint Academic.

Lectures at the time of covid-19

The lectures are planned in a full-time form. In the event that it will be necessary to switch to the online form during the semester, we will inform you in time.