Mindfulness Training and Practice for Effective Therapist Characteristics: A Meta-Synthesis Study
The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-synthesis about mental health workers' and/or students' experiences on mindfulness focused training and education. While doing that the aforementioned trainings' and practices' advantageous on providing an effective mental health servic...
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doaj-3bf9e68cf2b34ceca0f89ed85e0cdb102020-11-24T21:39:48ZengPsikiyatride Güncel YaklaşımlarPsikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar 1309-06582016-12-018433735310.18863/pgy.253439227525Mindfulness Training and Practice for Effective Therapist Characteristics: A Meta-Synthesis Studyi. Volkan Gulum0Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, TurkeyThe aim of this study was to conduct a meta-synthesis about mental health workers' and/or students' experiences on mindfulness focused training and education. While doing that the aforementioned trainings' and practices' advantageous on providing an effective mental health service were also examined. A total of 12 qualitative studies which were focused on mental health workers' mindfulness training and practice were included to meta-synthesis. Main themes obtained from the meta-synthesis were, general benefit, theoretical and conceptual changes, changes in personality-therapist identity, new skills-therapist. Empathy, compassion, increase in relationship skills, acceptance, handling better with session content and focusing were the categories those came to forefront among others. As a conclusion, mindfulness focused trainings and practices contribute to personal and professional life of the mental health workers. [Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry 2016; 8(4.000): 337-353]http://www.cappsy.org/archives/vol8/no4/cap_08_04_03.pdfMindfulnessmeta-synthesistherapist training |
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Mindfulness Training and Practice for
Effective Therapist Characteristics:
A Meta-Synthesis Study |
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Mindfulness Training and Practice for
Effective Therapist Characteristics:
A Meta-Synthesis Study |
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Mindfulness Training and Practice for
Effective Therapist Characteristics:
A Meta-Synthesis Study |
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Mindfulness Training and Practice for
Effective Therapist Characteristics:
A Meta-Synthesis Study |
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Mindfulness Training and Practice for
Effective Therapist Characteristics:
A Meta-Synthesis Study |
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mindfulness training and practice for
effective therapist characteristics:
a meta-synthesis study |
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Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar |
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Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar |
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1309-0658 |
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2016-12-01 |
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The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-synthesis about mental health workers' and/or students' experiences on mindfulness focused training and education. While doing that the aforementioned trainings' and practices' advantageous on providing an effective mental health service were also examined. A total of 12 qualitative studies which were focused on mental health workers' mindfulness training and practice were included to meta-synthesis. Main themes obtained from the meta-synthesis were, general benefit, theoretical and conceptual changes, changes in personality-therapist identity, new skills-therapist. Empathy, compassion, increase in relationship skills, acceptance, handling better with session content and focusing were the categories those came to forefront among others. As a conclusion, mindfulness focused trainings and practices contribute to personal and professional life of the mental health workers. [Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry 2016; 8(4.000): 337-353] |
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