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Processes and Feasibility of Implementing a Mindfulness Self-Care Training Course Among Undergraduate Health Professions Programs

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Health professionals often experience industry-specific stressors that contribute to reduced worker well-being, compromised care, and worker resignation. Research shows that self-care practices of mindfulness and self-compassion may lessen the impact of these stressors and contribute to greater well-being for self and others. This paper explores the processes and feasibility of a pilot study aimed at self-care capacity building among students enrolled in undergraduate health professions degree programs. Practices from transformative learning pedagogy such as critical reflection, collaborative inquiry, and unitive discourse were carefully utilized in a mindfulness training course to support perspective transformation and meaning-making around self-care. Insights from this study may inform the development of student preparedness efforts in undergraduate programs and encourage the use of mindfulness and transformative learning for capacity building in educative settings.

Source: Journal of Transformative Education

DOI: 10.1177/15413446261484549

Authors: Margaret D. Corvidae, W. Mark Sweatman, Gaynell M. Simpson, Julie E. S. Shearer, Karen Perell-Gerson

Institution: Georgia Gwinnett College

Language: English

Topic: Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650