Mindfulness
Mindfulness
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Using mindfulness...
Increases attention and concentration
Promotes self awareness
Reduces anxiety
Implementation
Implementation
Overview
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. What is Mindfulness
Mindfulness strategies are used as a small group or class to be present in the moment. The strategies consist of different practices such as grounding, meditation, and breathing exercises.
Mindful activities can be introbduced through evidence based programs Mind-Up.
Bite sized chunks may be introduced throughout an extended period of time to introduce many different mindfulness strategies to a student's toolbox.
A scheduled time may be allotted for a student or students to practice a mindful moment.
Core Components
Practiced and trialed by all students
Not forced with participation
The "why" is clearly defined
The when is established
Proactive Implementation
Proactively implementing Mindfulness may look like providing opportunities early and often to practice different forms. Normalizing, grounding, breathing exercises, meditation, etc. helps support their use and increase students' toolboxes.
Responsive Implementation
Responsively implementing Mindfulness strategies may stem from a student, group, or class struggling with dysregulation or coping. Implementation can consist of practicing different forms when the student, group, or class is regulated.
Bucket Fits
Bucket Fits
Connection
If the need is connection then students may practice together and trial different forms of mindfulness.
Skills Training
If the need is skill building then students may need to practice different forms of mindfulness to continuously get stronger in some of the practices.
Awareness
If the need is awareness then using strategies such as grounding and mediation may be beneficial to build into the student's schedule.
Emotional Regulation
If the need is regulation then the student may build different preferred forms of mindfulness into their toolbox for regulation or coping.
Consider Factors Prior to Start
Student factors-
Gender, race, function, topography, family dynamics, interpersonal relationships
Contextual factors -
Resource availability, classroom instruction, physical space, time, technology
Intensifying or Fading During
Duration
Frequency
Feedback
Reinforcement
Goals
REMINDER
Make a note to document when you're starting this intervention.
After 10 consecutive school days of implementation, use collected data to determine the intervention's effectiveness.
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