Teaching Mindfulness A Practical Guide for Clinicians and Educators /

• Main Authors: McCown, Donald. (Author), Reibel, Diane. (Author), Micozzi, Marc S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Alternative medicine.; Family medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Rehabilitation.; Psychology, clinical.; Medicine & Public Health.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Health Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09484-7

The applications and use of mindfulness-based interventions in medicine, mental health care, and education have been expanding as rapidly as the empirical evidence base that is validating and recommending them. This growth has created a powerful demand for professionals who can effectively deliver t...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Clinical and Cultural Context: Chapter 1: Getting grounded (in our own instability)
• Chapter 2: A history exercise to locate "mindfulness" now: Chapter 3: Building a "working" definition of mindfulness
• Part II: Authenticity, Authority, and Friendship: Chapter 4: The Person of the Teacher
• Chapter 5: The skills of the teacher
• Part III: Towards an "Empty" Curriculum
• Chapter 6: Organizing the intentions of teaching
• Chapter 7: Fulfilling the intentions of teaching
• Chapter 8: Practices and resources.