Mindfulness Infusion Through CACREP Standards

ABSTRACT

Mindfulness-based practices have been a focus of research for over 30 years. Particular strategies involving mindfulness have been incorporated into training programs within various health professions. In addition, mindfulness has been suggested as a training technique within counselor education as the benefits of mindfulness cohere with counselor values of wellness, development, and prevention. This article examines the extant mindfulness literature relevant to these values endorsed by counselor education. Next, a case is presented for mindfulness infusion throughout the first semester of counselors-in-training studies. Finally, implications of mindfulness infusion and further research are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• CACREP
• counselor education
• creativity in counseling
• infusion
• mindfulness
• wellness

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Blaine Reilly

Blaine Reilly was a doctoral candidate in the Department of Counseling at Idaho State University at the time this article was written. In September 2016, Dr. Reilly will move to Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado.