Dr. Patricia Carrington’s passion, drive, and vision for meditation to become part of psychological therapies is immensely evident in the work she did to promote it in clinical practice.
Speaking Engagements – Academic Seminars on Meditation
“Meditation for Clinical Psychologists.” Paper given at Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C. September 3-5, 1976.
“Clinical Use of Meditation in a Substance Abuse Program.” Seminar Series. Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y., September – October, 1976.
“Modern Forms of Meditation in Clinical Practice.” Lecture. 16th Carrier Clinic Foundation Symposium. Belle Mead, N.J. October 16, 1976.
“Clinical Use of Meditation.” Workshop. 16th Carrier Clinic Foundation Symposium. Belle Mead, N.J. October 16, 1976.
“Meditation as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy” and “Exploring Yogic Techniques by Experimental Means.” Papers delivered at International Congress of Meditation-Related Therapies. Chicago, IL June 16-19, 1977.
Co-conductor. “Workshop in Anxiety Reduction.” Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy Annual Convention. New York, N.Y. December 3-5, 1976.
“Meditation for the Psychoanalytic Trainee.” Paper delivered at Training Institute for Mental Health Practitioners. New York, N.Y. February 15, 1977.
“Meditation and Psychotherapy.” Training Symposium for Psychology Interns. State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Trenton, N.J. February 2. 1977.
“Meditation and the Mind/Body Relationship.” One-day workshop. 21st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis. Toronto, Canada. April 29, 1977.
“Clinical Applications of the Meditation Techniques.” Workshop. Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute. Portland CT. July 1977.
“Meditation and Relaxation Techniques in Psychotherapy.” Two-day Staff Training Workshop. Baystate Medical Center. Springfield, MA November 9, 1977.
“Meditation in Clinical Practice.” Workshop. Narcotic and Drug Abuse Training and Education Center, N.J. Neuro-psychiatric Institute, Princeton, N.J. November 16, 1977.
“Clinical Use of Meditation.” Workshop. 21st Winter Meeting of American Academy of Psychoanalysis. New York, N.Y. December 9, 1977.
“Meditation and Relaxation Therapies.” Paper presented at Foundation Conference Center, New York, N.Y. March 21, 1978.
“Meditation and Occupational Medicine.” Paper presented at New York State Occupational Medical Association, New York, N.Y. January 11, 1978.
“Meditation as an Aid to Improved Patient Care”. Paper presented at Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y. March 31, 1978.
Chairperson, Symposium: “Psychoanalytic Reflections on India.” National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. NewYork, N.Y. April 9, 1978.
“Clinical Uses of Meditation.: Training Seminar for the New Jersey State Program for Psychological Interns. Neuropsychiatric Institute, Belle Mead, N.J. August 16, 1978.
“Meditation Research: An Update.” Paper presented at Midwest Symposium on Holistic Health. St. Louis, Mo October 27, 1978.
“Meditation Workshop for Psychotherapists.” National Institute of the Psychotherapies. New York, N.Y. November 11, 1978.
“Stress Management Techniques in Dentistry.” Paper presented at Temple University School of Dentistry. Philadelphia, P.A. November 15, 1978.
“Clinical Management of Stress.” Workshop. Co-presenters:
- Lazarus, P.M. Lehrer and R. Woolfolk. New Jersey Psychological Association Annual Convention, East Brunswick, N.J. 1978.
“Meditation and its Uses in Nursing.” Training Workshop for Nursing Supervisory Staff, Clara Maas Memorial Hospital, Belleville, N.J. December 7, 1978.
“Meditation and the Healing Professions” Paper presented at The Nurse Healers Professional Association Annual Conference. New York, N.Y. February 10, 1979.
“Meditation Training for Professionals.” Workshop. East-West Conference Center, New York, N.Y. March 10, 1979.
“Meditation and Healing.” Address before Princeton Holistic Health Association, Princeton, N.J. March 24, 1979.
“Meditation and Cognitive Development.” Workshop. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis. New York, N.Y. May 11, 1979.
“New Light on Meditation Research.” Paper presented at Fourth International Congress on Meditation and Holistic Health. Chicago, IL June 16, 1979.
“Meditation as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy.” Workshop. Annual Meeting of Association for Humanistic Psychology. Princeton, N.J. August 28, 1979.
“Clinical Use of Meditation: An Update.” American Psychological Association Annual Meeting. New York, N.Y. September 4, 1979.
“The Use of Meditation-Relaxation Techniques for the Management of Stress.” Occupational Medical Society of New York, New York, N.Y. September 19, 1979.
“Clinical Applications of Meditation in Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy.” Mid-Winter Meeting. American Academy of Psychoanalysis. New York, N.Y. November 30, 1979.
“Self-Reported Effects of Three Relaxation Techniques.” Paper co-presented with Lehrer, P.M., and Woolfolk, R.L.. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA December 1979.
“The Use of Meditation in Stress Management.” Paper presented before Philadelphia County Medical Society. Philadelphia, PA February 24, 1980.
“Meditation-Relaxation Techniques in Industry.” Paper presented before the National Capital Occupational Medical Association, Washington, D.C. May 15, 1980.
Graduation Address: Training Institute for Mental Health Practitioners. New York, N.Y. June 20, 1980.
“The Dream as a Coping Mechanism.” Paper presented at the Training Institute for Mental Health Practitioners. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1980.
“The Challenge of Research on the Meditation Therapies.” Paper presented before Yoga Research Society, Philadelphia, PA October 25, 1980.
“Applications of the Meditation Techniques within the Context of Psychotherapy.” One-day workshop. Psy. D. Program in Clinical Psychology. Piscataway, N.J. November 8, 1980.
“Meditation in the Classroom.” 4 consecutive Workshops. The New Jersey Education Association Annual Convention. Atlantic City, N.J. August 1981.
“Effects of Clinically Standardized Meditation (CSM) on Correlates of Type A Behavior.” Paper co-presented with Muskatel, N., Woolfolk, R.L., and McCann, B.C. Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Los Angeles, CA November 1982.
“Biological Rhythms and Mental Health.” Lecture. Holistic Health Association of the Princeton Area. Princeton, N.J. February 10, 1982.
“Clinical Applications of the Non-cultic Meditation Techniques.” Paper presented at Biofeedback Society of New York. New York, N.Y. May 15, 1982.
“The Application of Meditation-Relaxation Techniques in the Workplace.” Paper presented before the State of New Jersey Mental Health and Human Services Division. Princeton, N.J. November 10, 1982.
“Meditation Training as an Adjunct to Biofeedback.” Paper presented at Biofeedback Society of New Jersey., 1988.
“Stress Management in the Workplace.” Paper presented before the Social, Educational, Recreational and Vocational Association of New Jersey. Woodbridge, NJ. April 8, 1994.
For decades, Pat, worked tirelessly and optimistically toward her goal, via these carefully presented lectures and her works, to awaken practitioners across the country, of the great potential of meditation.
