Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia

In Western countries therapeutic mindfulness has claimed positive physical benefits and improved mental wellbeing. The Kingdom of Bhutan is addressing social problems through emerging counselling and psychotherapeutic services. A narrative research methodology deconstructed the place of mindfulness...

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Main Author: Percy, Ian David
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1346
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description In Western countries therapeutic mindfulness has claimed positive physical benefits and improved mental wellbeing. The Kingdom of Bhutan is addressing social problems through emerging counselling and psychotherapeutic services. A narrative research methodology deconstructed the place of mindfulness in the personal lives and professional practices of six counsellors and psychotherapists in Perth, Western Australia and five counsellors in Bhutan. Their relational and contextual histories led to a reconsideration of the descriptions, purposes and applications of mindfulness.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-13462017-02-20T06:40:18Z Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia Percy, Ian David In Western countries therapeutic mindfulness has claimed positive physical benefits and improved mental wellbeing. The Kingdom of Bhutan is addressing social problems through emerging counselling and psychotherapeutic services. A narrative research methodology deconstructed the place of mindfulness in the personal lives and professional practices of six counsellors and psychotherapists in Perth, Western Australia and five counsellors in Bhutan. Their relational and contextual histories led to a reconsideration of the descriptions, purposes and applications of mindfulness. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1346 en Curtin University fulltext
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Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
title Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
title_full Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
title_fullStr Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
title_full_unstemmed Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
title_short Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
title_sort mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in bhutan and australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1346