Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The use of mindfulness in clinical training programs has been increasing in popularity. Many studies find that mindfulness is beneficial to the beginning therapist. However, little research supports the benefits of therapist mindfulness on client outcomes, or its effects on the helping alliance. The two-article dissertation utilizes a single-case reversal study design to follow seven therapist-client dyads across the six-session study where a mindfulness intervention is introduced to the therapist. Nonparametric statistics represent findings from beginning therapist and client participant reports of mindfulness, the helping alliance, and client's outcomes. Results do not support a relationship between beginning therapists' use of mindfulness and client outcomes or promoting positive changes in the helping alliance. However, participants reported higher levels of mindfulness and have similar trends in the helping alliance across the duration of the study. The findings indicate that beginning therapists' use of mindfulness have little to no affect on client outcomes or the helping alliance. Future studies must focus on larger, more diverse, populations to further enrich existing literature.
Author: Hannah Korkow
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2277789111