Delivering Compassionate Care: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Healthcare Professionals

Contents
Part I: Introduction and Overview
	1: How to Use This Book: Teaching and Learning Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals
	2: Evidence to Support Mindful Healthcare Professionals
		2.1	 Stress-Related Problems in Healthcare Professionals
		2.2	 Mindfulness and Compassion in Healthcare
			2.2.1	 Evidence of Mindfulness Interventions for Healthcare Professionals
			2.2.2	 Mindfulness for Interdisciplinary Healthcare Professionals
		2.3	 Conclusions
		References
	3: Compassionate Healthcare
		3.1	 Compassion Training for the Healthcare Professional
		3.2	 The Relationality of Compassion
		3.3	 Compassion Includes Self-Compassion
		3.4	 Compassion Is Innate
		3.5	 Compassionate Healthcare
		3.6	 Training Compassion
		References
	4: Being Mindful in a Mindless World
		4.1	 Being Mindful in a Mindless World
		4.2	 Mindfulness as an Intervention for Positive Change
		4.3	 Intention: What Do You Want to Cultivate or Develop with Mindfulness? How Do You Want to Show Up for the World?
		4.4	 Attention: What Are You Focusing On? Where Are Your Thoughts?
		4.5	 Attitude: How Am I Talking to Myself? How Are My Thoughts, Emotions, Beliefs in This Moment Impacting the Way That I See the Work and Myself?
		4.6	 Conclusion
		References
Part II: The Curriculum
	5: Module 1: Introduction to Mindfulness and Compassion
		5.1	 Starting the Curriculum
		5.2	 GETTING STARTED: Introduction to Mindfulness
		5.3	 Key Concepts
			5.3.1	 Introduction to Stress
			5.3.2	 Introduction to Mindfulness
			5.3.3	 Formal vs. Informal Mindfulness Practice
			5.3.4	 Developing a Home Practice
			5.3.5	 TIPS FOR INSTRUCTORS: Taking the Teacher’s Seat—Who Can Instruct Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals?
		5.4	 Mindful Movement
		5.5	 Formal Mindfulness Practice
			5.5.1	 Focused Attention Meditation Practice: 15 min
			5.5.2	 Mindfulness Meditation on the Breath: 5 min
		5.6	 Handouts/Resources
		References
	6: Module 2: Mindfulness to Enhance Resilience and Handle Burnout
		6.1	 Key Concepts
			6.1.1	 Checking-In About Home Practice
			6.1.2	 Define and Discuss Burnout, Mindfulness, and Neuroplasticity
			6.1.3	 Mindfulness: Effortful to Effortless
		6.2	 Resources/Activities
		6.3	 Formal Mindfulness Practice
			6.3.1	 “Connecting Palms” Breathing Practice: 5 min
		6.4	 Mindful Movement Practice
		6.5	 Formal Meditation Practice
			6.5.1	 Breath Counting Meditation: 8 min
		6.6	 Tips for Instructors
		References
	7: Module 3: Applications of Mindfulness as a Healthcare Professional
		7.1	 Key Concepts
			7.1.1	 Goal-Setting
				7.1.1.1	 How Do I Apply This Information to My Patients?
			7.1.2	 Daily Routines
				7.1.2.1	 How Can Routines Help Build More Mindful, Compassionate Lives?
			7.1.3	 How Do I Apply This Information to My Patients?
				7.1.3.1	 Tips for Instructors
		7.2	 Resources/Activities
			7.2.1	 Handout
		7.3	 Worksheet
		7.4	 Mindful Movement Practice
		7.5	 Formal Meditation Practice
			7.5.1	 How to Talk to Yourself Meditation: 6 min
		References
	8: Module 4: Interpersonal Mindfulness and Compassionate Patient Care
		8.1	 Key Concepts
			8.1.1	 Awareness of Automatic Thoughts
			8.1.2	 How Do I Apply this Information to My Patients?
			8.1.3	 Compassionate Listening
			8.1.4	 How Do I Apply this Information to my Patients?
		8.2	 Tips for Instructors
		8.3	 Handout
		8.4	 Mindful Movement Practice
		8.5	 Formal Meditation Practice- Two Options
			8.5.1	 Option 1: Gratitude Meditation
			8.5.2	 Option 2: Compassionate Heart Meditation
		References
	9: Module 5: Mindful Teams and Leadership
		9.1	 Key Concepts
			9.1.1	 Team Functioning
			9.1.2	 Reviewing the Definition of Mindfulness
			9.1.3	 Mindful Leadership
			9.1.4	 Mindfulness at the Team Level
		9.2	 Cultivating a Mindfulness Practice: Walking Meditation
			9.2.1	 Introduction
			9.2.2	 Script
		9.3	 Tips for Sustaining your Mindfulness Practice
		9.4	 Additional Resources
		9.5	 Tips for Instructors
			9.5.1	 Mindfulness Meditation
				9.5.1.1	 Directions for Meditation Leader
		References
	10: Module 6: Mindful Compassion in the Presence of Suffering
		10.1	 Key Concepts
			10.1.1	 Empathy
			10.1.2	 Compassion
			10.1.3	 Self-Compassion
			10.1.4	 Empathy Fatigue
		10.2	 Tips for Instructors
			10.2.1	 Exploring the Downsides of Avoidance
		10.3	 Mindful Movement
		10.4	 Formal Mindfulness Practice
			10.4.1	 Transforming Empathy into Compassion
		References
	11: Module 7: Mindful Compassion in the Face of Imperfection
		11.1	 Key Concepts
			11.1.1	 Discuss Home Practice
			11.1.2	 Research on Mindfulness and Patient Safety
			11.1.3	 Rededicate to Home Practice
		11.2	 Mindful Movement Practice
		11.3	 Formal Meditation Practices
			11.3.1	 Tonglen Meditation
			11.3.2	 Tips for instructors: Organizing a Panel of Speakers
		References
	12: Module 8: Finding Balance Through Mindful Living
		12.1	 Key Concepts
			12.1.1	 What Does Balance Mean?
			12.1.2	 More on Balance and Flow
			12.1.3	 Getting Ourselves “Unstuck”
			12.1.4	 Group Activity: Brief “Finding Balance” Practice
		12.2	 Tips for Instructors
		12.3	 Mindful Movement
		12.4	 Formal Mindfulness Practice
			12.4.1	 Option 1: Guided Imagery: Exploring Balance and Flow
				12.4.1.1	 Script
			12.4.2	 Option 2: Body Scan Progressive Relaxation
				12.4.2.1	 Script
		References
	13: Summary of Mindful Movement Sequences
		13.1	 Introduction to Leading Yoga
		13.2	 Chapter 5 Module 1: Intro to Mindfulness
		13.3	 Chapter 6 Module 2: Enhancing Resilience and Burnout
		13.4	 Chapter 7 Module 3: Applications of Mindfulness
		13.5	 Chapter 8 Module 4: Interpersonal Mindfulness and Compassionate Care
		13.6	 Chapter 10 Module 6: Mindful Compassion in the Presence of Suffering
		13.7	 Chapter 11 Module 7: Mindfulness and Compassion in the Face of Imperfection
		13.8	 Chapter 12 Module 8: Finding Balance Through Mindful Living