Mindful Self-Care for Clinicians and Caregivers
A Group Facilitator's Guide
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Martin Lumpkin, Marielle H. Collins, Robin B. Jarrett
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 8 2 1 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 8 2 2 - 6
Caregivers are at a high risk of burnout.. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to significantly reduce burnout, stress, and anxiety. Mindful Self-Care for Clini… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCaregivers are at a high risk of burnout.. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to significantly reduce burnout, stress, and anxiety. Mindful Self-Care for Clinicians and Caregivers: A Group Facilitator’s Guide provides a practical and scholarly resource for facilitators who provide mindful self-care groups for clinicians and caregivers. Developed by experts in the field of mental health, this book includes session by session guides (visual aids, audios, and videos) to support group 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 provides additional resources to help support facilitations in implementing this new model.
- Reviews relevant research regarding mindfulness-based practices
- Presents guidance on how to develop group sessions, including structure, cultural adaptations, and virtual options
- Includes participant handouts and audio, video, and visual resources to promote and deepen the group and individual practice of mindful practice
Clinicians in mental health and counselling including psychologist, psychiatrist, social workers, counselors, supervisors, and physicians
1. The Rationale, Concepts, and Research Underlying Mindful Self-Care for Caregivers
2. Guidance on Group Session Process
3. Session 1: What is Mindfulness?
4. Session 2: Mindful Observing
5. Session 3: Mindful Responding
6. Session 4: Self-Care and Nourishment
7. Session 5: Mindfulness and Relationships
8. Session 6: Mindfulness in Daily Life
9. Session 7: Strengthening Prior Themes and Practices I
10. Session 8: Strengthening Prior Themes and Practices II
Annex: Additional Resources
2. Guidance on Group Session Process
3. Session 1: What is Mindfulness?
4. Session 2: Mindful Observing
5. Session 3: Mindful Responding
6. Session 4: Self-Care and Nourishment
7. Session 5: Mindfulness and Relationships
8. Session 6: Mindfulness in Daily Life
9. Session 7: Strengthening Prior Themes and Practices I
10. Session 8: Strengthening Prior Themes and Practices II
Annex: Additional Resources
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443298219
- eBook ISBN: 9780443298226
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Martin Lumpkin
Martin Lumpkin, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with decades of experience in facilitating growth through psychotherapy and mindfulness training. His insights are described in the book Into the Music of the World: Living Life Mindfully. Dr. Lumpkin received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Texas Tech University in 1971. He has held staff and administrative positions at Terrell State Hospital, including creating and overseeing the Substance Abuse Program there. He enjoyed five years in a management consulting firm (Rohrer, Hibler & Replogle), where he developed the executive and team building skills of managers. Since the 1980’s Dr. Lumpkin has been active in private practice focused on psychotherapy and mindfulness training. He taught at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), introducing doctoral students in clinical psychology to psychotherapy and coordinating a doctoral internship consortium between UT Southwestern and Terrell State Hospital. Dr. Lumpkin studied and received extensive training in mindfulness training, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Since the early 1990’s, he has promoted the practice of mindfulness for personal well-being and as a therapeutic intervention. Dr. Lumpkin has been sharing his passion for mindfulness by providing workshops throughout the Dallas-Ft Worth metroplex.
Affiliations and expertise
Psychologist in Private Practice Terrell, Texas, USAMC
Marielle H. Collins
Marielle Collins, PhD, is a clinical health psychologist at Cleveland Clinic in the Center for Adult Behavioral Health. She specializes in consultation-liaison psychology with a focus on caring for patients recovering from significant medical illness within the inpatient hospital setting and providing expert psychological services through consultation with patients and members of interdisciplinary teams. Dr. Collins earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and then completed fellowship in clinical health psychology at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Collins’ research focuses on developing mindfulness interventions that can be integrated into medical settings to address pain, mood disorders, and psychological factors affecting medical conditions. Dr. Collins has led mindfulness workshops, education groups and training programs for medical students, residents, faculty, and community organizations. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Health Psychology, and the Ohio Psychological Association.
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Health Psychologist - Consultation Liaison Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Center for Adult Behavioral Health Cleveland, Ohio, USARJ
Robin B. Jarrett
Robin B. Jarrett, PhD, ABPP is Professor of Psychiatry and holds the Elizabeth H. Penn Professorship in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where her laboratory evaluates the role of psychosocial factors and interventions on the course of health, including mood and related disorders. Dr. Jarrett is a North Carolina native, who earned a B.A. with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Jarrett is a board-certified clinical psychologist who has been continuously active in clinical practice and teaching throughout her distinguished scientific career. She offers mindful practices to trainees, patients, and clients. Dr. Jarrett is internationally known for research, education, and practice in psychosocial intervention, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy. Dr. Jarrett is a Founding Fellow of Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, and a Fellow in the: American Psychological Association, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine or “ELAM”. She is certified as a professional coach and helps people activate their strengths in the workplace and outside. She enjoys consulting with both individuals and groups. Her favorite spots include Santa Fe, the Texas Hill Country, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Carolina beaches. Her passions include mindful Sundays, time with family and friends, and walking with nature.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Psychiatry Elizabeth H. Penn Professorship in Clinical Psychology The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry Dallas, Texas Board Certified Clinical Psychologist Fellow, American Psychological Association Fellow, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Founding Fellow, Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine