Week #1 March 17: Program Orientation & Overview
- Opening Contemplation
- Student introductions
- Teaching team introductions
- BioBreak
- Program design: course modules and components
- Intention and focus of the program
- Program expectations
- Closing Contemplation
Week #2 March 24: A Therapeutic Framework: Buddhist Psychology Applied to Systems Counseling, Part 1
- Opening Contemplation
- From Samsara to Compassion in the Human Realm in Counseling: Four Noble Truth, Four Reminders, and Six Realms
- Biobreak
- Four Establishments of Mindfulness & Aggregates > Impermanence & Emptiness
- Systems and Co-emergencen (in Relationships)
- Closing Contemplation
Week #3 March 31: A Therapeutic Framework: Buddhist Psychology Applied to Systems Counseling, Part 2
- Opening Contemplation
- Who We Think We Are: Historical and Ultimate Dimensions
- When Things Fall Apart: Aggregates and Interdependence
- Biobreak
- Relational Trauma, Relational Connection
- The Caregiver-Client Relationship
- Attunement and Acts of Translation on the Path of Care
- Closing Contemplation
Week #4 April 7: “Neurobiology of We”: Trauma & Relational Repair, Part 1
- Opening Contemplation
- Introduction to Trauma and Polyvagal theory
- Neural Pathways and the Process of Change
- Biobreak
- Cyclical Patterns and Beliefs Still Carried
- Closing Contemplation
Week #5 April 14: “Neurobiology of We”: Trauma & Relational Repair, Part 2
- Opening Contemplation
- The role of Endorphins, Serotonin, Dopamine, and Oxytocin
- How Trauma Turns into Other Mental and Physical Health Challenges
- Biobreak
- Connection as an Antidote to Pain
- Closing Contemplation
Week #6 April 21: Compassion & the Path of Care, Part 1
- Opening Contemplation
- Three Bodhisattva Tenets
- Attuned Presence: Relationship as Organism
- Biobreak
- Assessment and Case Conceptualization
- The Buddhist View of Care
- Sympathy vs Empathy
- Empathy vs Compassion
- Closing Contemplation
Week #7 April 28: Compassion & the Path of Care, Part 2
- Opening Contemplation
- Caregiver Archetype and Shadow Sides
- The Ethics of Sustainable Care: G.R.A.C.E
- Biobreak
- Loving Kindness and Self Compassion
- A Systems Approach to Intergenerational and Cultural Trauma
- Closing Contemplation
Week #8 May 5: Counseling Skills, Part 1
- Opening Contemplation
- Five Pervasive Mental Factors
- Five Levels of Responding to Others
- Five Steps in Helping Others
- Biobreak
- Closing Contemplation
Week #9 May 12: Counseling Skills, Part 2
- Opening Contemplation
- Mind & Body Connection
- Understanding the Mind Through Body Langauge
- Biobreak
- Deep Listening & Kind Speech
- Self Reflection and Healing
- Closing Contemplation
Week #10 May 19: Counseling Skills, Part 3
- Opening Contemplation
- Working in the Here and Now
- Mirroring to Establish Rapport
- Biobreak
- Transference Vs Counter-Transference
- Active Listening Tools
- Closing Contemplation
Week #11 May 26: Mind & Body: Mindfulness Practices, Part 1
- Opening Contemplation
- Satipatthana: the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
- Mindfulness of the Body
- Biobreak
- Mindfulness of the Feelings
- Mindfulness of the Emotions
- Closing Contemplation
Week #12 June 2: Mind & Body: Mindfulness Practices, Part 2
- Opening Contemplation
- Mindfulness Practice: Phenomena
- Equanimity and Working with the Mind/Language
- Biobreak
- Psycho-Physiology and Working with the Body/Feelings
- Buddhist-Informed Western Counseling Models
- Closing Contemplation
Week #13 June 9: Workshop
- Opening Contemplation
- Construction and Dismantling of Self
- Introduction to Transcript and Role Play
- Biobreak
- Role Play Tutorial & Examples
- Closing Contemplation
Week #14 June 16: Transcript and Role Play #1
- Opening Contemplation
- Role Play with Transcripts 1
- Biobreak
- Role Play with Transcripts 2
- Closing Contemplation
Week #15 June 23: Transcript and Role Play #2
- Opening Contemplation
- Role Play with Transcripts 3
- Biobreak
- Role Play with Transcripts 4
- Closing Contemplation
Week #16 June 30: Transcript and Role Play #3
- Opening Contemplation
- Role Play with Transcripts 5
- Biobreak
- Course Summary and Closing
- Options Going Forward
- Closing Ritual
