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From: Ellen-Marie Silverman
Date: 02 Oct 2011
Time: 11:41:13 -0500
Remote Name: 205.188.117.80
[[Great paper Dr. Silverman; well written and meaningful as always. Do you suggest speech pathologists recommend certain resources regarding meditation to their clients as a supplement to enhance speech therapy? Thank you again for your paper.}} Hello, Ross, and thank-you for asking a question others may also have. >>> My answer is an unequivocal YES! but with certain caveats: (1) I believe before making the suggestion that clinicians have a deep and personal understanding of what mindfulness is and how, specifically, the practice may enhance the desired changes clients may wish for themselves and that (2) Clinicians have available an individual mindfulness instructor or facillitator with whom they can consult and to whom they can refer clients who have decided to take up the practice unless they themselves are teachers or facillatators of mindfulness. >>> I have been addressing your question, as I wrote the paper, with adult clients in mind. But children, as you may know, can also practice mindfulness and do so. And there are quite a few references, e.g., Greenland, S. (2010). “Mindfulness for children.” Insight Journal, Winter, pp. 25-29. and Willard, C. (2010). Child’s Mind. How Mindfulness Can Help Our Children Be More Calm, Focused, and Relaxed. Berkeley, California: Parallax Pres. So, there may be times when a clinician might wish to recommend to those who care for a child that they seek instruction in mindfulness for themselves (to enhance their communication with the child) and the child to help the child be more attentive to and aware of their inside and outside environment. >>> Thank you again for asking this useful question. I hope my response helps. Best, Ellen-Marie Silverman