Mindfulness Practices for Health Care Professionals: Clinical Applications.

Catalog description

Semester course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. This course will provide health care professional students with an interprofessional curriculum in mindfulness practices, with a focus on clinical applications for health care providers. The didactic component of the course will focus on subjects such as research on the physiological and psychological effects of stress; methods to integrate mindful practices into daily life; the use of mindfulness when facing difficult clinical situations; balancing life with clinical workload; mindful leadership and interpersonal strategies; and compassionate self-care and care for others. Didactic content will be combined with experiential modules during which students will be guided through gentle mindfulness-based yoga and meditative practices. Students will participate in discussions related to the integration of mindfulness into clinical and personal life. The course will have relevance for the student who is interested in stress management and gaining a comfort with mindfulness-based practices for personal application and for integration into clinical practice. Graded as pass/fail.