Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

INSTRUCTIONS

Discussion Instruction

Purpose of this Discussion

The purpose of this discussion is to discover the evidence for mindfulness-based therapies, identify the basics of DBT, and outline the basics for mindfulness based eating and addiction therapies.

Instructions

Once you have completed your reflection paper, please make a post of your thoughts, reactions, and/or questions about the reading (not a summary since everyone has read the articles) to the Discussion Board. These are the insights you gained from the reading and what you found interesting that you would like to share with your classmates. The purpose of your post is to engage in dialogue about the readings as if you were in a classroom discussion. After your initial post, you need a minimum of two more comments to other student’s posts. In summary, you will have a minimum of three posts per discussion.

You have until when the next reflection paper is due to make comments about the readings and discuss with your online peer learners. Please post your comments and reactions to the chapter no later than the day after the chapter is due so it allows time to discuss and comment before the discussion closes. Please be kind and encouraging in the discussions.

Grading of Discussion

Class Discussions (15% of your grade). Six points will be given for each discussion you participate in Canvas. There are 7 discussions so there are a total of 42 points possible. Your initial post is due the day after your reflection paper is due. Your initial post will be your thoughts, reactions, and/or questions about the reading (not a summary since everyone has read the articles). These are the insights you gained from the reading and what you found interesting that you would like to share with your classmates.

After your initial post, you need to have a minimum of two more comments to other student’s posts. In summary, you will have a minimum of three posts per discussion. You have until when the next reflection paper is due to make comments about the readings and discuss with your online peer learners. Please post your comments and reactions to the chapter no later than the day after the chapter is due so it allows time to discuss and comment before the discussion closes. Please be kind and encouraging in the discussions.

ANSWERS

The readings and videos for reflection paper 3 offered profound insights into how mindfulness is beneficial in helping people and how it is applied in different environments, from supervised care programs to community medicine. I was especially amazed by the fact that mindfulness is acquainted with personal consciousness; hence, they easily check the behavior of the automatic system, bringing in a healthy lifestyle, which is Siegel’s primary message. The link between mindfulness and DBT, which is obscurely stated in the explanation provided by Van Dijk, should be considered a great step forward in the direction of developing more complex patient-focused psychotherapeutic treatments. From the perspectives of these studies and videos, mindful eating seems to be the best practice to help people develop a healthy connection with food. These readings have triggered a contemplation on how mindfulness could be used by learning how it can facilitate the physical and mental well-being of the body through more mindful and purposeful daily strategies.

Reading materials for reflection paper 4 allowed me to understand in great depth that mindfulness can be a game-changer for coping with pain, managing social relations, and aging. The idea that by avoiding discomfort, we sometimes reinforce the effects of the problem was very thought-provoking. I also learned that mindfulness enhances empathy, helps regulate emotions, and can eventually positively affect the quality of interactions and how conflicts are handled in relationships. Furthermore, these readings enlighten us about aging and death and help us learn to accept that they are inevitable. Thus, we can reduce our anxiety and enrich our lives.