Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work (eBook)

Terry B. Northcut, Ph.D., LCSW is an associate professor of social work at Loyola University, Chicago. Amelia Joseph, MS, LSW, is a therapist with Pillars Community Services and an adjunct instructor at Loyola University, Chicago.

What it Means to Include Mindfulness in our Concept of Mental Health Assistance.- Mindfully Disconnecting – The Timeliness of the Addition of Mindfulness to our Understanding of Clinical Work.- The Legacy and Richness of Heritage.- Understanding the Context of the Body and the Brain in Mindfulness.- Mind the Gap: to Meditate or not to Meditate.- Understanding the Context of the Body and the Brain in Mindfulness.- Beginning Where the Clinician is: Guided Mindfulness Meditation for Social Work Clinicians.- Training Clinicians in Essential Methods for Integrating Mindfulness in Clinical Practice.- Meditative Dialogue: Helping Couples to Develop Compassion and Empathy for Themselves and for Each Other.- Mindfulness in the Treatment of Addictions in Adolescent High-risk Youth .- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Affective Disorders. - Mindfulness with Survivors of Trauma/Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders.- Mindfulness and Restorative Justice.- Conclusion.