Improve Counselor Self-Efficacy and Reduce Compassion Fatigue with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness training may be beneficial as a prophylactic for stress and burnout for psychotherapists, counselors, and other mental health care workers.” – Tasha Felton In occupations, like counseling, burnout is all too prevalent. Burnout is the fatigue, […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Caregivers with Self-Compassion and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Being more aware of our present moment experience also helps with self-care, something that caregivers often overlook. With a mindfulness practice you can notice sooner when you feel tired, or are having an emotional experience, and make […]
Improve Compassion and Self-Compassion in Health Care Professionals with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Burgeoning research is showing that self-compassion skills can be of particular benefit to health care professionals, allowing them to experience greater satisfaction in their caregiving roles, less stress, and more emotional resilience.” – CMSC Stress is […]
Improve Health Care Professional Self-Compassion with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness is especially suited to physicians, because it can help counteract the worrying, perfectionism and self-judgment that are so common among doctors.” – WellMD Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers reporting high […]
Reduce Stress and Increase Self-Compassion in Medical Students with Online Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “What we found should encourage even the busiest medical students and physicians. There are shorter, sustainable ways to bring meditation into your life, and they can help you reduce stress and depression and improve your […]
Relieve Burnout in Practicing Psychologists with Mindful Self-Compassion Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness interventions in the workplace target workplace functioning: reducing stress and improving decision-making, productivity, resilience, interpersonal communication, organizational relationships, perspective-taking, and self-care,”– M. Janssen Stress is epidemic in the western workplace with almost two thirds of workers […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Medical professionals are burdened daily with the pain and suffering of patients. Many work long hours, and regularly face stressful situations. This burden does not come without consequence: 60 percent of physicians report having experienced burnout at some point in their careers.” – Emily Nauman Stress […]
Further Improve Health Care Professionals’ Mental Health with Supplemental Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The therapeutic applications of mindfulness are considerable and its impact on clinical practice itself appears to be profound. Indeed, several commentators characterize mindfulness as inciting nothing short of a revolution in the way we conduct our […]
Workplace Well-Being is Associated with Spirituality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Burnout, compassion fatigue, career exhaustion—you can rewire your brain to see these afflictions as opportunities for embarking on a new path. You don’t have to stay on a dead-end street.”- Pamela Milam Work is very important for our health and […]
Improve Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, their Caregivers, and the Agency with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness practices could be helpful for these caregivers because they encourage a nonjudgmental interpretation of their child’s situation, and increased acceptance of their reality.” – Emily Nauman There is a tremendous demand […]