Provides a critical review of mindfulness practices in clinical settings

Helps practitioners determine when and how to utilize mindfulness for themselves or their clients

Presents case studies from direct practice settings

Provides a critical review of mindfulness practices in clinical settings Helps practitioners determine when and how to utilize mindfulness for themselves or their clients Presents case studies from direct practice settings Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Terry B. Northcut, Ph.D., LCSW is an associate professor of social work at Loyola University, Chicago. Amelia Joseph, MS, LSW, is a therapist with Pillars Community Services and an adjunct instructor at Loyola University, Chicago.

Inhalt

What it Means to Include Mindfulness in our Concept of Mental Health Assistance.- Mindfully Disconnecting The Timeliness of the Addition of Mindfulness to our Understanding of Clinical Work.- The Legacy and Richness of Heritage.- Understanding the Context of the Body and the Brain in Mindfulness.- Mind the Gap: to Meditate or not to Meditate.- Understanding the Context of the Body and the Brain in Mindfulness.- Beginning Where the Clinician is: Guided Mindfulness Meditation for Social Work Clinicians.- Training Clinicians in Essential Methods for Integrating Mindfulness in Clinical Practice.- Meditative Dialogue: Helping Couples to Develop Compassion and Empathy for Themselves and for Each Other.- Mindfulness in the Treatment of Addictions in Adolescent High-risk Youth .- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Affective Disorders. - Mindfulness with Survivors of Trauma/Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders.- Mindfulness and Restorative Justice.- Conclusion.