Why mindfulness belongs in counseling psychology: A synergistic clinical and research agenda
Counselling Psychology Quarterly April 10, 2017 DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2017.1314250 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Psychological intervention Psychotherapist Counseling psychology Intervention counseling Positive psychology Multiculturalism Applied psychology Counselling psychology Pedagogy |
| Citations | 14 |
| Key findings | Mindfulness and counseling psychology share theoretical and practical overlaps, and counseling psychology can uniquely contribute to mindfulness research and practice. |
Abstract
Mindfulness has become an increasingly visible part of the landscape in psychology and medicine in the past several decades. Only recently has this same interest in mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions appeared in counseling psychology. This article provides a brief synopsis of the mindfulness literature and explores the theoretical, ideological, and practical overlap between core values of counseling psychology and this burgeoning area of research and practice. In addition, the article explores ways in which counseling psychology can contribute uniquely to mindfulness research and practice through a focus on multiculturalism and social justice, psychotherapy process and outcome, and supervision and training. Further, ways in which mindfulness can inform counseling psychology’s mission are examined, including offering a strengths-based approach to psychological intervention and prevention and informing supervision and training. Lastly, five specific recommendations for a synergistic research agenda marrying mindfulness and counseling psychology are offered.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 6
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- Negotiating the Place of Mindfulness in Individual Psychotherapy: a qualitative study of psychologists without formal mindfulness training Counselling Psychology Quarterly August 11, 2026
- The search for scientific meaning in mindfulness research: Insights from a scoping review. PLoS One May 4, 2022
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Approach in Counseling Practice International Symposium on Electronics and Telecommunications 2022
and 1 more in the library
Cites 28
- Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Psychosomatic Medicine July 1, 2003
- Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders American Journal of Psychiatry July 1, 1992
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine May 1, 2009
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- Mindfulness for Teachers: A Pilot Study to Assess Effects on Stress, Burnout, and Teaching Efficacy Mind, Brain, and Education August 16, 2013
and 23 more in the library