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The Role Of Self-Compassion In Alcohol Use Disorders : An Exploratory Study : A Project Based On An Investigation At Servicenet, Inc., Northampton, Massachusetts, Kaitlyn M. Janicki
The Role Of Self-Compassion In Alcohol Use Disorders : An Exploratory Study : A Project Based On An Investigation At Servicenet, Inc., Northampton, Massachusetts, Kaitlyn M. Janicki
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
The goal of this study was to replicate prior research that has examined differences between self-compassion, depression, anxiety and stress in adults with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs). This is the first study that has compared levels of self-compassion by whether or not participants are in sober recovery. A clinical sample of 69 adults, who were currently in sober recovery or in treatment for an AUD, were administered a quantitative survey to assess various characteristics, which included: current depression, anxiety and stress levels; current alcohol use and related problems; and how they treat themselves during difficult times. Major findings were that …
The Effect Of Mindfulness Practice On The Personal And Professional Lives Of Hospice Bereavement Counselors, Heather R. Floyd-Haupt
The Effect Of Mindfulness Practice On The Personal And Professional Lives Of Hospice Bereavement Counselors, Heather R. Floyd-Haupt
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This exploratory study was conducted to examine the perceptions of hospice bereavement counselors' and how mindfulness practices impact their work with bereaved clients. Additionally, this study looked at the self-defined practices of participants and collected rich narratives of their personal and professional experiences with mindfulness. Using interviews with hospice bereavement counselors, this investigation found that all of the 10 participants described that mindfulness provided them with enhanced awareness through the use of self-nurturing rituals. These exercises helped all participants in three areas: to quiet the mind, improve physical awareness, and to serve as inspiration in their work. The study concluded …
Cultivating Presence : Effects Of Therapist's Mindfulness Meditation On Therapeutic Presence, Marianne Galus
Cultivating Presence : Effects Of Therapist's Mindfulness Meditation On Therapeutic Presence, Marianne Galus
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The purpose of this exploratory study was to gain a deeper understanding of how clinicians' daily mindfulness meditation practice influences the cultivation of therapeutic presence within the relational space of the therapeutic encounter. The study used semistructured, in-person, and Skype video interviews with 11 clinical social workers with a daily mindfulness meditation practice to gather qualitative data and their reflections on the dynamic interplay between mindfulness meditation and preparing the ground for presence, the process of presence and the experience of in-session therapeutic presence. The findings indicate that all of the clinicians experienced a positive direction of association between daily …
Sharing Our Edges : The Mindfulness Influence On Therapist's Formulation Of Insight, Sonia S. Hsieh
Sharing Our Edges : The Mindfulness Influence On Therapist's Formulation Of Insight, Sonia S. Hsieh
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This inductive qualitative research study explored therapist's experiences of using Mindfulness in session with patients. Through 12 semi-structured interviews with therapists who self-identified as Mindfulness practitioners with a psychodynamic orientation, narrative data was gathered on participant's explicit and implicit uses of Mindfulness within the therapeutic encounter. Major findings revealed that Mindfulness first and foremost attunes the therapist's attention to the body. Therapist's awareness of personal bodily sensations then initiated the therapist's process of understanding disavowed content from the patient. Upon pinpointing the therapist's own bodily sensation, participants then discussed how tenets of Mindfulness informed their therapeutic presence. Qualities of this …