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Integrating mindfulness as self‐care into counselling and psychotherapy training
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Aim : Within the last 10 years, mindfulness has quickly moved into the mainstream of behavioural medicine, psychotherapy, and counselling. This article examines the potential of applying mindfulness practices to the training of counsellors and psychotherapists. Method : Several qualitative research projects conducted over the past nine years are summarised. Findings : Mindfulness training can enhance the physical and psychological wellbeing of trainees. Implications for training : Mindfulness training is a specific way that training programmes can teach students strategies of self‐care that can help prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatisation.
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“Mindfulness has been shown to be an incredibly powerful self-care tool for counselors and counselors in training (Christopher et al. 2006) by increasing cognitive empathy, a protective factor for counselors (Fulton and Cashwell 2015), increasing cognitive flexibility and resilience for counselors (Leppma and Young 2016), boosting counselor self-efficacy (Greason and Cashwell 2009), providing a”
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- Authors
- Christopher, J. C., & Maris, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Montana State University (US)
- Private Practice Bozeman Montana USA
- Corresponding author
- Christopher, John Chambers
- Venue
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-05-18
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 114-125
- ISSN
- 1473-3145 (ISSN-L)
- 1746-1405
- OpenAlex
- W1986960014
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 10.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Keywords
- mindfulness, self-care, counselor education, psychotherapy training, trainee well-being, burnout prevention, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, mindfulness training
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