Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Mental Health Professionals—a Pilot Study

Ruths, Florian; Zoysa, Nicole de; Frearson, S.J.; Hutton, Jane; Williams, J. Mark G.; Walsh, James J.

doi:10.1007/s12671-012-0127-0

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“…Three recognised self-report questionnaires that have achieved satisfactory structure, reliability, and validity were chosen (Baer, 2003;Chaskalson, 2011). As cited in Ruths, et al, (2012), participants completed self-report questionnaires on site to simplify delivery and to maximise questionnaire return. In order to control the impact of mindfulness practice on questionnaire responses, questionnaires were given out and completed at the beginning of the first session and again completed at the end of the last session of the 8-week programme.…”

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“…Mindfulness based interventions (MBI) have substantial research-based evidence and over the past three decades, researchers have examined their efficacy in a variety of medical, social, educational and workbased settings (Poulin, et al, 2008;Ruths, et al, 2012). Glomb, et al, (2011) summarise the four main areas where mindfulness has demonstrated positive effects.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Participants also experienced positive changes in empathy and psychosocial beliefs associated with a more patient-centred orientation to clinical care. Ruths, et al, (2012), examined the adherence of a group of mental health staff to an MBCT programme and the impact of MBCT on mindful awareness, attention and psychological well-being. Participants showed a significant improvement in mindful attention and awareness and psychological well-being, however, significant changes were only evident when separating those who continued meditating after the programme from those who did not.…”

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“…It was noted that clinicians require expertise in the areas of teaching mindfulness meditation practice, yoga, cognitive behavioural strategies, facilitating groups; advanced understanding in the psychotherapy of depression and familiarity of the theoretical model underpinning MBCT. Ruths et al, [56] highlighted that in implementing MBCT program, the clinician's role is quite distinct compared to that of conventional psychotherapy. Other researchers have found that the selection of clinicians with a consolidated mindfulness practice [4,11] is essential for delivering MBCT training.…”

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The Development of a MBCT Self-Assessment Scale

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Measuring the treatment distinctiveness of MBCT allows the unique features and structured program of cognitive therapy and mindfulness skills to be better understood [8]. This information helps provide a clearer picture of whether the implemented treatment was effective in AbstractMindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) continues to gain evidential support as an intervention to impact on relapse and recurrence of depression. Researchers and MBCT Clinicians seek higher levels of treatment fidelity to maximise positive outcomes, through the use of treatment manuals, assessment scales and other supporting tools. Semi-structured group interviews with MBCT trained clinicians and subsequent thematic analysis, identified core elements of a new MBCT Self-Assessment scale and benefits, challenges, and enablers to implementation of MBCT training. The study findings support inclusion of an MBCT-Self Assessment Scale in MBCT Program implementation and suggest a range of other practical strategies for improved treatment fidelity.

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“…Segal et al (2002) suggest that as a first stage of training, professionals should undertake the MBCT program. To date, only one study has evaluated the impact of a MBCT program on the meditation practice of mental health professionals (Ruths, DeZoysa, Frearson, Hutton, Williams, & Walsh, 2012). In this uncontrolled intervention study, participants attended an average of seven of the eight MBCT sessions provided.…”

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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Mental Health Professionals: a Long-Term Quantitative Follow-up Study

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The authors investigated whether the psychological benefits and meditation practice identified three months after attending a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program were maintained in a group of mental health professionals at 18-months follow-up. Of the 23 participants who attended the original MBCT program, 18 agreed to participate. A repeated measures design was employed with the following measures taken: mindfulness; psychological well-being; life satisfaction; trait worry; trait and state anxiety; and an index of weekly meditation practice. A measure of life events and perceived stress (SRRS) was also included. Participants (N = 10) who provided data at each of the three time-points -baseline, 3-months followup and 18-months follow-up -were included in the repeated measures ANOVAs.Compared to baseline, a significant improvement in levels of mindfulness, trait anxiety and trait worry, was noted at 18-months follow-up. Three quarters of the current sample maintained some form of meditation practice although weekly amounts of meditation practice were found to be unrelated to psychological wellbeing. Contrary to prediction, life events and related levels of perceived stress correlated positively with levels of mindfulness. Attending an MBCT group as a mental health professional appears to have a positive impact on psychological wellbeing and ongoing meditation practice which persists long after the end of the intervention. Reasons for a lack of association between length of weekly practice and psychological well-being, as well as the positive relationship between perceived stress and mindfulness, are discussed.

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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Mental Health Professionals—a Pilot Study

Cited by 35 publications

References 31 publications

Diálogos bilaterales entre investigadores de la Glasgow Caledonian University (Reino Unido) y la Universidad de Alicante (España). Estudios interdisciplinares

Diálogos bilaterales entre investigadores de la Glasgow Caledonian University (Reino Unido) y la Universidad de Alicante (España). Estudios interdisciplinares

The Development of a MBCT Self-Assessment Scale

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Mental Health Professionals: a Long-Term Quantitative Follow-up Study

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