Recreational Therapy and Biofeedback with Stephanie Lopes, Recreational Therapist, MSW, CTRS/R | #65

Elizabeth sits down with Stephanie Lopes to discuss her work as a recreational therapist, Social Worker, and her recent work with biofeedback in an acute psychiatric unit. We will speak specifically about the heartmath approach to biofeedback, which measure heart rate variability.

Resources:

What is Rec. Therapy? https://www.atra-online.com/page/AboutRecTherapy

The HeartMath Experience- https://www.heartmath.com/experience/

Article: Gillie, B. L., & Thayer, J. F. (2014). Individual differences in resting heart rate variability and cognitive control in posttraumatic stress disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00758

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00758/full#:~:text=If%20having%20low%20HRV%20increases,of%20intrusive%20memories%20and%20thoughts.

HeartMath Certification: https://www.heartmath.com/certification/the-resilient-heart-trauma-sensitive-heartmath-certification/

MT&B Podcast: "The Eighth Sense of Interoception | # 60"

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ylbRYxM3RYMA5RDxSLFXC?si=32f5df1f293946cc

Book:  Bessel van der Kolk, M.D

"The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma."

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313183/the-body-keeps-the-score-by-bessel-van-der-kolk-md/

Book: Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky "Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others"

https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/

Article: Edwards, David J., et al. "Effect of HeartMath workshop on physiological coherence, sense of coherence, zone, mood and resilience perceptions: health." African Journal for Physical Health Education, Recreation and Dance 21.3.1 (2015): 891-901.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen-Edwards-10/publication/280879863_Effect_of_HeartMath_workshop_on_physiological_coherence_sense_of_coherence_zone_mood_and_resilience_perceptions/links/55c9fa7108aebc967dfbb647/Effect-of-HeartMath-workshop-on-physiological-coherence-sense-of-coherence-zone-mood-and-resilience-perceptions.pdf

Article: Russoniello, Carmen V., et al. "The use of biofeedback in recreational therapy practice." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 12.2 (2013): 8-18.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carmen-Russoniello-2/publication/270274833_The_Use_of_Biofeedback_in_Recreation_Therapy_Practice/links/56d7529108aee73df6c30dec/The-Use-of-Biofeedback-in-Recreation-Therapy-Practice.pdf

Article: Kil, Myung-Sook, Mi-Hwa Lee, and Yong-Mi Lee. "Effects of a recreation therapy program on mental health and heart rate variability in burn rehabilitation patients." Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science 17.2 (2015): 179-187.

https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201517058945075.pdf

Article: Shearer, Annie, et al. "Effects of a brief mindfulness meditation intervention on student stress and heart rate variability." International Journal of Stress Management 23.2 (2016): 232.

https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2111/2018/05/Shearer-MindfulnessAccademicStress.2016.pdf

Article: Kemeny, Betsy, et al. "Therapeutic Riding or Mindfulness: Comparative Effectiveness of Two Recreational Therapy Interventions for Adolescents with Autism." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 52.6 (2022): 2438-2462.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10803-021-05136-z.pdf

Article: Battaglini, Claudio, and Jeffery Peppercorn. "Lessons from survivors: The role of recreation therapy in facilitating spirituality and well-being." RT and Spirituality 1.1 (2007): 1-25.

Article: Elbers, Jorina, and Rollin McCraty. "HeartMath approach to self-regulation and psychosocial well-being." Journal of Psychology in Africa 30.1 (2020): 69-79.

https://www.imfa.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/HeartMath-approach-to-self-regulation-and-psychosocial-well-being-1.pdf

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