615
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Utilizing contemplative practices in social work education

, &
Pages 47-61 | Received 14 Dec 2018, Accepted 19 Jun 2019, Published online: 28 Jun 2019

References

  • Barbezat, D., & Pingree, A. (2012). Contemplative pedagogy, the special role of teaching and learning centers. To Improve the Academy, 31(1), 177–191.
  • Barbezat, D. P., & Bush, M. (2014). Contemplative practices in higher education: Powerful methods to transform teaching and learning. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Barnes, L. G. (2014). Writing from the margins of myself. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 13, 237–254. doi:10.1177/160940691401300111
  • Bell, L. G. (2009). Mindful Psychotherapy. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 11(1–2), 126–144. doi:10.1080/19349630902864275
  • Birnbaum, L. (2005). Connecting to inner guidance: Mindfulness meditation and transformation of professional self-concept in social work students. Critical Social Work, 6(2), 3–20.
  • Brach, T. (2003). Radical Acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a buddha. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
  • Burack, C. (2014). Responding to the challenges of a contemplative curriculum. The Journal of Contemplative Inquiry, 1(1), 35–53.
  • Burggraf, S., & Grossenbacher, P. (2007). Contemplative modes of inquiry in liberal arts education. Liberal Arts Online, 7(4).
  • Byrnes, K. (2012). A portrait of contemplative teaching: embracing wholeness. Journal of Transformative Education, 10, 22–41. doi:10.1177/1541344612456431
  • Carmody, J., Baer, R. A., Lykins, E. L. B., & Olendzki, N. (2009). An empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 613–626. doi:10.1002/jclp.20579
  • Coburn, T., Grace, F., Klein, A. C., Komjathy, L., Roth, H., & Simmer-Brown, J. (2011). Contemplative pedagogy: Frequently asked questions. Teaching Theology and Religion, 14, 167–174. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9647.2011.00695.x
  • Cournoyer, B. (2013). The social work skills workbook (7th ed.). Brooks Cole Publishing.
  • Dylan, A. (2014). Noble Eightfold Path and Yoga (NEPY): A group for women experiencing substance use challenges. Social Work with Groups, 37(2), 142–157. doi:10.1080/01609513.2013.824853
  • Elbow, P. (1998). Writing without Teachers. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Fischer, N. (2004). Taking our places: The buddhist path to truly growing up. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
  • Giorgi, A. (1997). The theory, practice, and evaluation of the phenomenological method as a qualitative research procedure. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, 28, 235–260. doi:10.1163/156916297X00103
  • Gockel, A. (2010). The promise of mindfulness for clinical practice education. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 80(2–3), 248–268. doi:10.1080/00377311003784184
  • Gockel, A., Cain, T., Malove, S., & James, S. (2013). Mindfulness as clinical training: Student perspectives on the utility of mindfulness training in fostering clinical intervention skills. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 32(1), 36–59. doi:10.1080/15426432.2013.749146
  • Goldberg, N. (2005). Writing down the bones: Freeing the writer within. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
  • Grace, F. (2011). Learning as a path, not a goal: Contemplative pedagogy—Its principles and practices. Teaching Theology and Religion, 14, 99–124. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9647.2011.00689.x
  • Hinkle, S., & Hinkle, A. (1990). An experimental comparison of the effects of focused free writing and other study strategies on lecture comprehension. Teaching of Psychology, 17(1), 31–35. doi:10.1207/s15328023top1701_7
  • Hunt, C. (2010). Therapeutic effects of writing fictional autobiography. Life Writing, 7(3), 231–244. doi:10.1080/14484528.2010.514142
  • Jindani, F., & Khalsa, G. F. S. (2015). A journey to embodied healing: Yoga as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 34(4), 394–413. doi:10.1080/15426432.2015.1082455
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. New York, NY: Hyperion.
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. New York: Hyperion.
  • Keefe, T. (2011). Meditation and social work practice. In F. Turner, (Ed.), Social work treatment: interlocking theoretical approaches (pp. 293–314). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Krompinger, J. A., & Baime, M. (2007). Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 7, 109–119. doi:10.3758/CABN.7.2.109
  • Krucoff, C. (2013). Yoga sparks. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
  • Lee, M., Zaharlick, A., & Akers, D. (2011). Meditation and treatment of female trauma survivors of interpersonal abuses: Utilizing clients’ strengths. Families in Society, 9(2), 41–49. doi:10.1606/1044-3894.4053
  • Lynn, R. (2010). Mindfulness in social work education. Social Work Education, 29(3), 289–304. doi:10.1080/02615470902930351
  • Margolin, I. (2014). Collage as a method of inquiry for university women practicing mahavakyam meditation: ameliorating the effects of stress, anxiety, and sadness. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 33(3–4), 254–273. doi:10.1080/15426432.2014.930632
  • McGarrigle, T., & Walsh, C. A. (2011). Mindfulness, self-care, and wellness in social work: Effects of contemplative training. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 30(3), 212–233. doi:10.1080/15426432.2011.587384
  • McKinney, F. (1976). Free writing as therapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 13(2), 183–187. doi:10.1037/h0088335
  • Mensinga, J. (2011). The feeling of being a social worker: Including yoga as an embodied practice in social work education. Social Work Education, 30(6), 650–662. doi:10.1080/02615479.2011.586562
  • Miller, W. B. (2015). Like an elephant pricked by a Thorn: Buddhist meditation instructions as a door to deep listening. Buddhist-Christian Studies, 35, 15–20. doi:10.1353/bcs.2015.0016
  • Mishna, F., & Bogo, M. (2007). Reflective practice in contemporary social work classrooms. Journal of Social Work Education, 43(3), 529–544. doi:10.5175/JSWE.2007.200600001
  • Napoli, M., & Bonifas, R. (2011). From theory toward empathic self-care: Creating a mindful classroom for social work students. Social Work Education, 30(6), 635–649. doi:10.1080/02615479.2011.586560
  • NCCIH. (2008). Retrieved February 11, 2016 from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/yoga/introduction.htmhed4
  • Repetti, R. (2010). The case for a contemplative philosophy of education. New Directions for Community Colleges, 151, 5–15. doi:10.1002/cc.411
  • Samuel, G. (2015). The contemporary mindfulness movement and the question of nonself. Transcultural Psychiatry, 52(4), 485–500. doi:10.1177/1363461514562061
  • Shapiro, S., & Carlson, L. E. (2009). The art and science of mindfulness integrating mindfulness into psychology and the helping professions. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Shapiro, S. L., Brown, K. W., & Astin, J. (2011). Towards the integration of meditation into higher education: A review of research evidence. Teachers College Record, 113, 493–528.
  • Sharf, R. H. (2015). Is mindfulness Buddhist? (and why it matters). Transcultural Psychiatry, 52(4), 470–484. doi:10.1177/1363461514557561
  • Sherman, E., & Siporin, M. (2008). Contemplative theory and practice for social work. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 27(3), 259–274. doi:10.1080/15426430802202179
  • Singh, Y., Sharma, R., & Talwar, A. (2012). Immediate and long-term effects of meditation on acute stress reactivity, cognitive functions, and intelligence. Alternative Therapies, 18, 46–53.
  • Teper, R., & Inzlicht, M. (2012). Meditation, mindfulness and executive control: The importance of emotional acceptance and brain-based performance monitoring. Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, 8, 85–92. doi:10.1093/scan/nss045
  • Van Dam, N. T., van Vugt, M. K., Vago, D. R., Schmalzl, L., Saron, C. D., Olendzki, A., … Fox, K. C. (2018). Mind the hype: A critical evaluation and prescriptive agenda for research on mindfulness and meditation. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(1), 36–61. doi:10.1177/1745691617709589
  • Wang, D. (2018). Meditation in social work practice: A review of the literature of applicability and utility. Journal of Social Work Practice and Education, 3(3), 11–25.
  • Wang, D., & Tebb, S. (2018). Yoga and social work: The shared philosophies and practices of holism, wellness and empowerment. In M. Lee (Ed.), Integrative body mind spirit: An empirically based approach to assessment and Treatment (2nd ed., pp. 302–316). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Wolf, D. B., & Abell, N. (2003). Examining the effects of meditation techniques on psychosocial functioning. Research on Social Work Practice, 13(1), 27–42. doi:10.1177/104973102237471
  • Wong, Y. L. R. (2013). Returning to silence, connecting to wholeness: Contemplative pedagogy for critical social work education. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 32(3), 269–285. doi:10.1080/15426432.2013.801748
  • Zajonc, A. (2013). Contemplative pedagogy: A quiet revolution in higher education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 134, 83–94. doi:10.1002/tl.20057

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.