Mindful Mentors Program
The goal of this activity is to educate clinicians on the principles and benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to help them manage stress and develop their own mindful awareness. Components of the MBSR program include meditation, yoga, and group support that can be modified for implementation with staff members, inpatients, outpatients, and families. Positive outcomes of mindful interventions are improved coping skills, increased awareness and decreased stress, decreased pain, improved psychological and cognitive functioning, decreased anxiety and depression, acceptance of experiences in the present moment, decreased autonomic arousal and increased relaxation. The target audience needs to improve their ability to recognize stress in themselves, their patients, and families, and learn effective techniques to reduce stress, enhance coping and self-care skills, and promote relaxation. This will ultimately lead to better, safer patient care by improving staff well-being and enhancing the support provided to patients with congenital heart disease and their families across both acute and chronic care settings.
Target Audience
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Psychologists
Other: Administrative Staff, All Hospital Employees
Learning Objectives
Learning Objective 1:
Apply 3-4 mindfulness-based techniques for personal stress management and resilience.
Learning Objective 2:
Teach at least 3 mindfulness techniques to patients, families, or coworkers to improve coping and well-being.
Learning Objective 3:
Identify barriers to practicing and teaching mind-body skills and develop strategies and resources to overcome these challenges.
Learning Objective 4:
Develop camaraderie with each other and feel supported in this shared endeavor.
Assess their experiences in a safe, supportive environment to foster personal growth and learning.
Carla Cheatham
Neda Gould
Tawanna Kane
Erica Sibinga, MD, MHS
Vicki Freedenberg, PhD, RN
Erica Sibinga, MD, MHS
Carla Cheatham
Vicki Freedenberg, PhD, RN
Tawanna Kane
Erica Sibinga, MD, MHS
Rachel Steury, RN, MSN, C-FNP
Melissa Wilson
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.
Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support
No financial or in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Available Credit
- 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 13.25 ANCCChildren’s National Hospital will provide 13.25 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
- 13.25 APAContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 13.25 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
- 13.25 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.