Wisdom Mind : Mindfulness for Cognitively Healthy Older Adults and Those With Subjective Cognitive Decline, Participant Workbook - Colette M. Smart

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Wisdom Mind

Mindfulness for Cognitively Healthy Older Adults and Those With Subjective Cognitive Decline, Participant Workbook

By: Colette M. Smart

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Paperback | 5 October 2021

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Wisdom Mind is an empirically supported intervention program for older adults - those who are cognitively healthy, as well as those who may be experiencing some concerns about their thinking abilities, what we refer to as subjective cognitive decline. While mindfulness is already known to benefit a wide variety of individuals, the unique strengths of this program are the ways in which it is tailored specifically to older adults. Session content is grounded and contextualized with the developmental concerns of older adults (e.g., cognitive slip-ups, loss and grief). Content is further grounded in a clinical-neuropsychological perspective, which incorporates both restitution (i.e., scaffolding mindfulness practices in a sequence of increasing difficulty) as well as compensation (e.g., strategies to promote learning and integration). The session-by-session Facilitator Guide provides detailed information on how to deliver the program, as well as well as the reasoning behind why certain practices and strategies are provided at different times and in different ways. In this way, even seasoned mindfulness instructors can benefit from the facilitator guide, which provides integrative guidance on how to deliver mindfulness effectively to older adults. The companion Participant Workbook contains all of the necessary information to participate in the program, including written prompts for homework and space for notetaking. A companion website provides downloadable meditation audios that facilitators and participants can access throughout the program. For facilitators who wish to record their own audios, scripts are also provided in the guide for you to make these recordings yourself.

Industry Reviews

"A warmhearted and accessible resource for skillfully meeting the cognitive changes associated with aging. With the practice of mindfulness at its core, Wisdom Mind reminds us that along with whatever contractions in mental abilities we may notice, there is also scope for expansion and vibrant cognitive engagement. This book is the perfect guide for learning how to balance the two." -- Zindel Segal, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders, University of Toronto Scarborough, co-author The Mindful Way Through Depression "Wisdom Mind is a wonderful tool for clinicians and patients alike! It is based in evidence and specifically designed to support those facing or fearful of cognitive decline. The step-by-step suggestions and practices in the program offer ways to support cognitive wellness as well as cultivate the attitudes of mindfulness that can help all of us face ageing. Thank you Dr. Smart for providing us with a wonderful resource which serves both as intervention and prevention!" -- Fraser Black, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP, Physician/Clinical Professor/Assistant Dean - UBC Faculty of Medicine, Art of Living Mindfully (BCALM) Mindfulness Facilitator "Many of us experience subtle decline in cognitive functioning in the second half of life. While in most this is a sign of normal aging, in some it may progress onward to dementia. However, we know today that we actively support our brain health by mindfulness training. Dr. Smart's manual is an excellent example of how this knowledge from science can serve individual people in maintaining brain function and improving quality of life." -- Professor Frank Jessen, MD, University of Cologne

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