Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work : Narratives from Practice

This practice-focused resource integrates broad therapeutic knowledge with current neuroscience to present vast possibilities for mindfulness in clinical social work. Seasoned practitioners posit mindfulness practice and process as a significant bridge between taking care of self and taking care of...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Northcut, Terry B. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesEssential Clinical Social Work Series,
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319438429
ISSN2520-1611
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43842-9
Physical DescriptionXI, 218 p. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.