Summary: <p>101 Mindfulness Exercises for Children and Adolescents<br> Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes<br> Executive Director, AllCEUs</p> <p>Continuing Education (CE) credits for addiction and mental health counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists can be earned for this presentation at <a href="https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/586/c/">https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/586/c/</a></p> <p>Objectives<br> ~ Core Mindfulness<br> ~ Walking the Middle Path<br> ~ Distress Tolerance<br> ~ Emotion Regulation<br> ~ Interpersonal Effectiveness<br> ~ Mindfulness Exercises<br> ~ DBT Games and Activities<br> Core Mindfulness<br> ~ Three States of Mind<br> ~ Reasonable: School Brain, scientist, robot<br> ~ Emotional: What your heart says<br> ~ Wise: The logical choice that makes you as happy as possible</p> <p>~ Example: Animal rescue<br> ~ Example: Extracurricular activities</p> <p>Core Mindfulness<br> ~ Wise Mind What Skills<br> ~ Observe: Be a detective. Take in the whole situation.<br> ~ Describe: Name your experiences<br> ~ Participate: Be actively involved in the moment</p> <p>~ Practice observing, describing and participating<br> ~ Discuss things that would stay in the way of observing, describing, participating<br> Core Mindfulness<br> ~ Wise Mind How Skills<br> ~ Nonjudgmental: Observable, measurable<br> ~ One mind: Focus on the task at hand. Clear your mind of everything else<br> ~ Do what works<br> Walking the Middle Path<br> ~ Balancing the ideas of acceptance and change<br> ~ Incorporates<br> ~ Dialectics<br> ~ Both/And<br> ~ Recognizing change is the only constant<br> ~ Validation<br> ~ Active listening<br> ~ Tolerating others<br> ~ Tolerating self<br> ~ Behaviorism<br> ~ Reinforcement<br> ~ Shaping<br> ~ Extinction of maladaptive behaviors</p> <p>Walking the Middle Path<br> ~ Open your eyes to seeing things from different angles<br> ~ Change is constant. If it is stressful now; change will happen<br> ~ Find both sides of the spectrum and use a both/and approach<br> ~ Validate Self: Acknowledging what you feel nonjudgmentally<br> ~ Validate Others<br> Distress Tolerance<br> ~ Activities<br> ~ Contributing<br> ~ Comparison<br> ~ Emotions (the opposite)<br> ~ Push the experience from your mind<br> ~ Think about alternate things<br> ~ Sensations (intense)<br> Distress Tolerance<br> ~ Self-soothe with the 5 senses<br> ~ Pros and Cons<br> ~ Long term goals<br> ~ Decisional balance</p> <p>Distress Tolerance<br> ~ Imagery of a relaxing place<br> ~ Meaning<br> ~ Survived similar situations<br> ~ What is important in your life (in comparison, how important is this)<br> ~ Prayer<br> ~ Relaxation<br> ~ One thing in the moment<br> ~ Vacation (mental or physical)<br> ~ Encouragement Helpful statements about self and others<br> Distress Tolerance<br> ~ Radical Acceptance<br> ~ Life can be tough. It isn’t fair<br> ~ Some things can’t be changed<br> ~ You don’t have to like it</p> <p>~ Identify<br> ~ Things you can change<br> ~ Things you cannot change<br> Emotion Regulation<br> ~ Identify and label primary and secondary emotions<br> ~ Strength<br> ~ Sleep<br> ~ Take care of self<br> ~ Resist unhelpful behaviors/impulsivity<br> ~ Exercise<br> ~ Nutrition<br> ~ Gain mastery<br> ~ Take time for yourself (relaxation/pleasant activities)<br> ~ Healthy self-talk<br> Interpersonal Effectiveness<br> ~ Cheerleading statements<br> ~ Dear Man<br> ~ Describe objectively<br> ~ Express your feelings<br> ~ Assert your wants and needs<br> ~ Reinforce by creating a win/win<br></p>
