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Table 2 Topic and content of each training session

From: Mindfulness and compassion-oriented practices at work reduce distress and enhance self-care of palliative care teams: a mixed-method evaluation of an “on the job“ program

Week

Topic

Summary of contentsa

1

Introduction

Exploring the expectations and needs of the participants; setting of two individual goals for the intervention (GAS scale); introducing mindfulness and compassion-oriented meditations.

2

Developing a mindful presence at work

Learning how to stop: observing the breath, mindful breaks; finding individual practice anchors in daily routine (e.g. mindful stop before entering a patient’s room or before answering the phone, etc.); sitting meditation; walking meditation.

3

Finding the inner source(s) of compassion

Body awareness; preparation for the Metta Meditation: visualizing the inner source of compassion.

4

Compassion-oriented Meditation in action

Metta Meditation; how to apply compassion-oriented meditations at work/ during patient contact; Metta-sentences.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

Mindful presence in difficult situations

How to apply Tong-len Meditation when confronted with suffering and difficult emotions.

  1. anote that some contents, were repeatedly taught in more than 1 week