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Active Mind/Receptive Mind: The Journey of Mindfulness is designed to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to mindfulness and its relationship to constructive action. It also provides readers with a systematic comparison between Eastern and Western models of mindfulness and in-depth instructions for 'holding' and transcending negative psychological states. The book serves as a resource for academics, psychotherapists, and for those who would like to explore the benefits of mindful self-exploration.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:

• Gain an understanding of the complementarities and differences between eastern and western models of mindfulness
• Articulate the theory and practice of therapeutic meditation
• Differentiate between projective consciousness and clear comprehension
• Describe the 'elements' of mindfulness
• Explain the 'double-minded' nature of mindfulness
• Discuss the nature of mindful detachment
• Explain the concept of “contradiction by ideas”
• Discuss the nature of ego vs. non-ego perception

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• This course is suitable for CE for beginning, intermediate and advanced level clinicians.
• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The printed book or ebook is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version of the test. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.

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Bio: John Monopoli, PhD

Dr. John Monopoli, a clinical psychologist for 33 years, treats individuals using a combination of Mindfulness psychotherapy, meditation, hypnotherapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

He believes that a skillful clinician will draw from a variety of therapeutic orientations and philosophies. In this spirit, he has employed both eastern and western models of mindfulness in his therapeutic work. He writes that these models not only complement each other but broaden each other and widen the scope of possible therapeutic techniques and approaches.

Dr. Monopoli maintains that the therapeutic use of meditation is by far the most valuable "tool" with which a client can gradually learn not only to self regulate but also to access previously neglected inner resources and strengths. He sees a client?s strengths serving as a "fulcrum" for the remediation of difficulties and challenges.