ERIC Number: EJ1116736
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Field Education in the Present Moment: Evaluating a 14-Week Pedagogical Model to Increase Mindfulness Practice
Lee, Jacquelyn J.; Himmelheber, Sarah A.
Journal of Social Work Education, v52 n4 p473-483 2016
Social work practitioners increasingly use mindfulness techniques, and research into the impact of this practice is being explored by multiple related disciplines, such as psychology and education. Cultivating the potential benefits of mindfulness at multiple practice levels necessitates curricular integration of mindfulness training. This article reports on the evaluation of a 14-week mindfulness-based pedagogical model implemented in two sections of social work field seminars. Using a pretest and posttest survey design that included an existing five-dimension mindfulness scale, students exhibited significant change in three facets of mindfulness: observing, nonjudgment of inner experience, and nonreactivity to inner experience. Implications for social work education and directions for future research are explored.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Counseling Techniques, Teaching Methods, Seminars, Social Work, Counselor Training, Measures (Individuals), Well Being, Field Experience Programs, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Statistical Analysis, Public Colleges, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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