self soothing skills

Self Soothing Skills

For Social Workers and their Clients

NASW Texas Annual Meeting 10/15/09 Wayne Martin, LCSW

(Psychophysiological Monitoring)

Breath

Mindful breath~6 breath/min

Self-directedAudio paced

The Evidence• Lehrer PM, Vaschillo E, Vaschillo B, Lu SE, Scardella A,

Siddique M, Habib RH. Biofeedback treatment for asthma. Chest (2004) 126(2) 352-361.

• Hasset, AL, Radvanski DC, Vaschillo EG, Vaschillo B, Sigal LH, Karavidas MK, Buyske S, Lehrer PM. A pilot study of the efficacy of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback in patients with fibromyalgia. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2007) 32(1) 1-10.

• Karavids, MK, Lehrer PM, Vaschillo E, Vaschillo B, Marin H, Buyske S, Malinovsky I, Radvanski D, Hassett A. Preliminary results of an open label study of heart rate variability biofeedback for the treatment of major depression. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2007) 32(1) 19-30.

• Zucker TL, Samuelson, KW, Muench F, Greenberg MA, Gevirtz RN. The effects of respiratory sinus arrhythmia biofeedback on heart rate variability and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a pilot study. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2009) 34(2) 135-43.

“Mindfulness is … a moment-to-moment

non-judgemental awareness.

It is a cultivated attention…”

Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness

Notice breath“in … out”

Label distractions:“thinking”, “hearing”, “feeling”

Return tobreath when

distraction fades

The Evidence• Grossman, P., Neimann, L., Schmidt, S, Walach, H.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits: A meta-analysis. J. of Psychosomatic Research, 57 (2004) 35-43.

• Grepmair, L, Mitterlehner, F., Nickel, M. Promotion of mindfulness in psychotherapists in training influences the treatment results of their patients: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics (2007) 76(6):332-8

• Davidson, R.J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Schumacher, J., Rosenkranz, M., Muller, D., Santorelli, S., Urbanowski, F., Harrington, A., Bonus, K., Sheridan, J.F. Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine 65 (2003) 564-570.

Augustine

It is solved by walking

Labyrinth

purgationilluminatio

nintegration

inwardcenteroutward

releasereceivereflect

The Evidence

• Sandor, M.K., Froman, R. Exploring the effects of walking the labyrinth. Journal of Holistic Nursing (2006); 24(2) 103-110.

1 x 3 = visualizingsuccess

Visualize using one strategy from 3 different angles

Self-Soothing Skills

Breath

Mindfulness

Labyrinth

Visualization

Questions?