Implementing Mindfulness (UT-Implementing-Mindfulness)

Course Description

Stress and burnout can stop us from doing our best work. Every day, we face changing workplace dynamics that have left many of us routinely exhausted or withdrawn, resulting in strained relationships and lower productivity.

Course Outline

Understanding Emotions and Behavior

• Choices and Emotional Behavior

• What is Mindfulness?

• Applying Mindfulness

Navigating Emotions Under Stress

• The Purpose of Emotions

• Thought Patterns and Distortions

• Navigating Thought Patterns

The Power of Reframing

• Going Beyond “Positive Thinking”

• An Introduction to Reframing

• The Power of Our Words

• Building Your Emotional Vocabulary

Building Better Days with Resilience

• Mental Resilience

• Hot Cross Bun Formulation

• Applying Compassion

• Leading by Example

Course Objectives

• Recognize the direct link between emotions and behavior
• Understand how to observe reality without making judgments
• Identify different thought patterns and distortions
• Demonstrate how to navigate thought patterns to increase decision-making and problem solving.
• Apply a balance of resilience and compassion for self and others

Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Information

Length: 1 day

Format: Lecture and Lab

Delivery Method: n/a

Max. Capacity: 16