Mindfulness y psicoterapia

Though a number of books have explored the benefits for psychotherapy clients of learning and practicing mindfulness--an individual's awareness of his own body's functions and feelings--this is the first volume to focus specifically on how therapists' own mindfulness practice can deepen the therapeutic relationship. In chapters that blend theory, empirical data, and clinical wisdom, leading proponents of different treatment approaches--including behavioral, psychodynamic, and family system perspectives--illustrate a variety of ways that mindfulness skills can complement standard techniques and improve outcomes by cultivating empathy and strengthening the relationship between therapists and clients. The book also presents practical strategies for integrating mindfulness into teaching and clinical training. Aunque varios libros han explorado los beneficios para clientes de la psicoterapia de aprender y practicar el mindfulness--la conciencia de un individuo de las funciones de su propio cuerpo y sus sentimientos--este es el primer volumen que se enfoca especificamente en como la practica del mindfulness entre los propios terapeutas puede estrechar la relacion terapeutica. En capitulos que mezclan la teoria, los datos empiricos y el conocimiento clinico, partidarios de diferentes enfoques de tratamiento--incluyendo perspectivas de comportamiento, psicodinamica y sistemas de terapia familiar--muestran una variedad de maneras en las cuales los principios del mindfulness pueden complementar tecnicas estandares y mejorar resultados a traves de cultivar la empatia e intensificar la relacion entre terapeutas y clientes. El libro presenta tambien estrategias practicas para integrar el mindfulness en la ensenanza y en el entrenamiento clinico.

Steven F. Hick is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is a writer and researcher focusing on the areas of mindfulness, human rights practice, social worker formation, and community development, and is the cofounder of War Child Canada, an organization that educates Canadian youths about war and assists children in war zones. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario. Thomas Bien is a licensed psychologist and lecturer on mindfulness and meditation. He is the author of Mindful Recovery: A Spiritual Path to Healing from Addiction and Mindful Therapy: A Guide for Therapists and Helping Professionals. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zindel V. Segal is a professor in the departments of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Toronto and head of the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Unit at the Centre for Addition Mental Health. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.