명상도서관

명상도서관

Counselling intern self-awareness and readiness for practice: reports from a mindfulness challenge 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Pearson, Mark
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Taylor & Francis
  • 출판년도2020
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Asia pacific journal of counselling and psychotherapy
  • 발행사항Vol.11No.1[2020]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN2150-7686
  • 소개/요약Mindfulness can support clients and can support trainee counsellors in dealing with internship anxiety. Since the personal development of a counsellor is core to therapy outcomes, the positive impact of mindfulness practice on therapeutic presence validates mindfulness programs within counsellor education. This qualitative study applied thematic analysis to written reports from 53 post-graduate counselling interns who participated in piloting an eight-week mindfulness challenge. Six major themes emerged: the variety of mindfulness activities, observations of self, insights about self and mindfulness, hindrances to practice, outcomes from participation, and advice for others. Intern reports indicated that mindfulness was not easy to learn, could be explored through a range of activities, and for most the practice contributed to growth in self-awareness.