Mindful Self-Care for Clinicians and Caregivers

Caregivers are at a higher risk of burnout than any other population. Mindfulness-based interventions has been shown to significantly reduce burnout, stress, and anxiety. Mindful Self-Care for Clinicians and Caregivers: A Group Facilitator’s Guide provides caregivers with a practical and scholarly resource to facilitate mindful self-care groups. Developed by experts in the field of mental health, this guide includes session by session guides (visual aids, audios, and videos) to support facilitators. The book introduces readers to the theory and empirical foundations underlying mindfulness practices. The second section describes the development of the group intervention and presents a model for understanding the challenges of caregiving and emotional states related to this work. An online companion site containing audio and video files to help support facilitations in implementing this new model.