MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSION - Nicolettacinotti

MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSIONBETWEEN PSYCHOEDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICEMindfulness and self compassion practices stemfrom the Buddhist tradition and over the last thirtyyears have developed in many different settingsin Western society: from schools to hospitals,from therapeutic communities to prisons, fromthe corporate world to professional trainingand psychotherapy in the form of mindfulnessbased stress reduction programs.Thousands of scientific publications testify theeffectiveness of mindfulness-based and selfcompassion interventions and this evidence,combined with the short duration and relativelylow cost of group interventions, has led to aprogressive expansion of intervention modelsthat have been adapted to different populations.Interventions promoting the well-being of socialworkers and health care professionals, teachersand educators, caregivers and parents andclinical interventions for patients suffering froma wide range of conditions - stress, addictions,/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE27-28 November 2021chronic pain, depression, anxiety, sleepdisorders, support for cancer patients, patientswith heart disease, eating disorders, respiratoryproblems and post-traumatic stress disorder –are now well established. All have experiencedenormous benefits (Hilton L.G. et al., 2019).In this pandemic year, more and more peoplehave turned to stress reduction interventions.But mindfulness-based and self compassioninterventions are much more than that and withthis international convention we wish to take amoment to discuss and assess the clinical andresearch framework and compare the Italianexperience with international practices inorder to answer the question: “What does thisparticular moment of learning require from us?”The conference will alternate lectures byinternational guests with moments ofmindfulness practice and will encouragediscussion, inquiry and sharing in small groups.

MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSIONBETWEEN PSYCHOEDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE27-28 November 2021Saturday 27 NovemberAfternoonSaturday 27 NovemberMorningFROM PROTOCOLS TO CLINICAL PRACTICEChairperson Paola Mamone - ItalyMINDFULNESS AND HEARTFULNESSChairperson Nicoletta Cinotti - Italy09:00-09:30 Welcoming participants15:30-16:00There is no raft: a radical phenomenology ofconsciousness as a tool for clinical practiceand teaching mindfulnessAlessandro Giannandrea - Italy09:30-10:00 Mindfulness and Internal Family SystemsNicoletta Cinotti - ItalyPROGRAMME10:00-10:30Mindful Parenting in challenging timesSusan Bögels - The Netherlands10:30-11:30 Supporting Integrity with the MBI-TAC:cultivating competence in mindfulnessteachingRebecca Crane - United Kingdom16:00-16:30 Mindfulness, self compassion andPsychotherapyChristopher Germer - USA16:30-17:00Attention and compassion in the clinicalrelationshipMaja Wrzesien - parenting practicewith Nicoletta Cinotti - Italy17:30-18:00Self compassion practicewith Paola Mamone - Italy12:30-13:10Sharing and inquiry in groups with facilitators18:00-18:40Sharing and inquiry in groups with facilitators13:10-13:30Plenary sharing18:40-19:00Plenary sharing13:30-15:30Break

MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSIONBETWEEN PSYCHOEDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICESunday 28 NovemberMorningChairperson Alessandro Giannandrea - Italy09:30-10:00 How the therapeutic presence improvescompetenciesPaola Mamone - Italy10:00-10:30 Enquiry in mindfulness-based interventions:a technique and an artRobert Brandsma - The NetherlandsPROGRAMME10:30-11:00Break/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE27-28 November 202111:00-12:00Round tableMindfulness in the psychotherapy roomModerator Maria Francesca Freda - ItalyDiscussants Andrea Bassanini - ItalyAcceptance and Commitment Therapy Laura Beccia - ItalySchema therapy Nicola Petrocchi - ItalyCompassion Focused Therapy Maria Beatrice Toro - ItalyCognitivist approach Alessandro Giannandrea - ItalyAnalytical psychotherapy and existential anthropology Nicoletta Cinotti - ItalyInterpersonal mindfulness Paola Mamone - ItalySelf compassion in psychotherapy12:00-12:50 Final sharing12:50-13:00Greetings

MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSIONBETWEEN PSYCHOEDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICEAndrea ctor of MeP - Mindfulness e Psicoterapia,Milan. Andrea is a Mindfulness Teacher forthe MBSR protocol trained at the ItalianAssociation for Mindfulness (AIM) andthe Centre for Mindfulness Research andPractice (CMRP), and at Metta Foundation forInterpersonal Mindfulness Program. He is anACT Therapist (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Since 2006,Andrea practices insight meditation within Vipassana tradition. In 2018,he edited the Italian Edition for Edra Editore of the seminal work byGermer, Siegel and Fulton “Mindfulness and Psychotherapy” (GuildorPress).FACULTYLaura BecciaCognitive - Behavioral Psychologist Psychotherapist and Schema Therapy specialist,Laura graduated from the University of Padua,specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy atDr. Sassaroli’s School of Cognitive Studies inMilan. She is a certified Therapist and Supervisorrecognized by the International Society ofSchema Therapy (ISST). Member of the Instituteof Cognitive Sciences and co-founder of the Italian Society for SchemaTherapy as well as head of the Schema Therapy Center of Saronno in theIntegrated Psychotherapy Center. Laura is also co-founder of CIDA, theItalian centre for eating disorders in Milan./INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE27-28 November 2021Susan Bögelsis professor in psychology at the Universityof Amsterdam, psychotherapist specialisedin cognitive behaviour, couple and familytherapy and mindfulness for children andparents, and companies. Her main ion of psychopathology in familyprocesses and the cost / benefit relationshipof actions based on mindfulness. She has published more than 200articles in international scientific journals and 14 books translated intodifferent languages all over the world.Robert Brandsmais a licensed health psychologist, a pedagogue,meditation teacher and author. He is the cofounder of the Centrum voor Mindfulnessin Amsterdam and head of its MBSR/MBCTteacher trainer program. As a contemplativepractitioner, Rob has had a long termmeditation practice and teaches meditationretreats in the tradition of early Buddhism.He also teaches Buddhist psychology tomindfulness teachers. A publishing author since two decades, Rob wroteseveral popular books on mindfulness-based living. He is a leadingauthority in the methodology and pedagogy of teaching mindfulness.His book The Mindfulness Teaching Guide, A Comprehensive Guide toTeaching Mindfulness in Any Setting, is translated several languages,amongst which in Italian: Insegnare mindfulness: una guida: Le abilità ele competenze essenziali per istruttori di interventi Mindfulness-based.

MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSIONBETWEEN PSYCHOEDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICENicoletta Cinottiis a psychologist, a psychotherapist, a teacherat the School of Specialisation in Psychotherapyrecognised by MIUR Humanitas, MindfulnessTeacher with the Center for Mindfulness forthe MBSR protocol, Metta Foundation forInterpersonal Mindfulness, MBCT (ZindelSegal), Mindful Parenting (Susan Bogels),MSC.Nicoletta organises Mindful Parenting trainingin Italy, leads meditation retreats which she alternates with clinicalpractice. She has written and published 4 books and numerous articlesan publications.FACULTYRebecca CraneDirector of the Centre for MindfulnessResearch and Practice at Bangor University,Rebecca has played a leading role indeveloping its training and researchprogramme since it was founded in 2001.She teaches and trains internationally inboth Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapyand Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction(MBSR). Her research and publications focus on how the evidence onmindfulness-based interventions can be implemented with integrityinto practice settings. She has written “Mindfulness-Based CognitiveTherapy Distinctive Features”, 2017, co-authored Mindfulness-BasedCognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide”, 2017 and is a PrincipleFellow with the Higher Education Academy./INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE27-28 November 2021Maria Francesca FredaFull Professor for the Department ofHumanities of the University of NaplesFederico II, she is a researcher in ClinicalPsychology and Health Psychology and hasauthored over 130 papers in the field.Christopher Germeris a clinical psychologist and lecturer onpsychiatry (part-time) at Harvard MedicalSchool. He co-developed the Mindful SelfCompassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neffin 2010 and they wrote two books, The MindfulSelf-Compassion Workbook and Teachingthe Mindful Self-Compassion Program. MSChas been taught to over 150,000 peopleworldwide. Dr. Germer is also the author of The Mindful Path toSelf-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy,Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion inPsychotherapy; and he maintains a small psychotherapy practice inMassachusetts, USA.

MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSIONBETWEEN PSYCHOEDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICEFACULTYAlessandro GiannandreaPsychologist and psychotherapist specializedin Analytical Psychotherapy and ExistentialAnthropology, Alessandro holds a PhDin Psychology, Psychophysiology andPersonality, and is the founder of theAbruzzo Mindfulness Practice Center andItalia Mindfulness. He teaches the 2nd levelMaster “Mindfulness: Practice, Clinicalstudies and Neuroscience” at the Sapienza University of Rome. Heis an MBCT, MBSR and MSC instructor, certified by the UCSD Schoolof Medicine, in San Diego, California. He collaborates with the UCSDCenter for Mindfulness as trainer and supervisor for mindfulnessinstructors, and has been studying mindfulness and its integration withpsychotherapy, psychoanalysis and philosophy of the mind for years.Alessandro has published articles on this topic in scientific journalssuch as “Mindfulness”, “Setting”, “The Journal of the Centre for FreudianAnalysis and Research”, “New Perspectives in Psychology” and with thepublishing house “Arpanet”. Along with Anthony Molino and RobertoCarnevali, he authored “Crossroads in Psychoanalysis, Buddhism,and Mindfulness: The Word and the Breath”, published by the JasonAronson Publishing House, Maryland, USA.Paola r at the School of Specializationin Health Psychology of the University LaSapienza in Rome, she is co-founder of theItalian Society of Health Psychology andInteressere - Mindfulness in Action (https://interessere.info/). Paola is a Mindful Parentingtrainer and MBSR senior teacher./INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE27-28 November 2021Nicola therapist, Adjunct Professor ofPsychology at John Cabot University (Rome)and lecturer in various graduate psychotherapyprograms. After an international PhD inpsychology and social neuroscience atLa Sapienza University (Rome), a visitingscholarship at Boston University, a post-docat the Neuroscience Department of the Santa Lucia Foundation (Rome)and more than 10 years of collaboration with Paul Gilbert, he foundedCompassionate Mind Italia, the Italian association for the diffusion,research and training in Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) in Italy.Nicola is a trainer and supervisor of CFT both in Italian and internationalcontexts (Europe, USA and South America), translator and editor ofseveral books on Compassionate Focused Therapy and collaborateswith Paul Gilbert in conducting training courses in Italy and England,and in numerous research projects investigating Heart Rate Variability(HRV) as a physiological index of compassion. He is the author of severalscientific publications and, together with Paul Gilbert and James Kirby,of the first 12-week group CFT protocol currently used for randomizedcontrolled trials in America and Australia, soon to be published.