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Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work

Narratives from Practice

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Editors:
  1. Terry B. Northcut

    1. School of Social Work, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  • Provides a critical review of mindfulness practices in clinical settings
  • Helps practitioners determine when and how to utilize mindfulness for themselves or their clients
  • Presents case studies from direct practice settings
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Essential Clinical Social Work Series (ECSWS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: The Tincture of Time

    • Terry B. Northcut
    Pages 1-8

  3. Beginning with the Context: The Mind–Body Conundrum

    • Terry B. Northcut
    Pages 9-25

  4. Beginning with the Concept: The Meanings of Mindfulness

    • Terry B. Northcut
    Pages 27-41

  5. Beginning With the Body: The Neurobiology of Mindfulness

    • Natalie Beck
    Pages 43-62

  6. Beginning with the Social Worker: Yoga Nidra Meditation as a Means for Self-inquiry, Growth, Effectiveness and Resiliency

    • Corinne Peterson, Amy Zajakowski Uhll, Susan Grossman
    Pages 63-80

  7. Beginning with the Training: Training Clinicians in Essential Methods for Integrating Mindfulness into Clinical Practice

    • Michael Rogan
    Pages 81-102

  8. Beginning with the Clients: Mindfully Reconciling Opposites with Survivors of Trauma/Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders

    • Robin Carnes, Terry B. Northcut
    Pages 103-128

  9. Beginning with the System: Using Meditative Dialogue to Help Couples Develop Compassion and Empathy for Themselves and for Each Other

    • Susan A. Lord
    Pages 129-146

  10. Beginning with the Symptom: Incorporating Mindfulness in the Treatment of Substance Misuse

    • Jenifer Talley
    Pages 147-172

  11. Beginning with the Modality: Learned Helpfulness in Mindful Group Work with Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

    • Rebecca Strauss
    Pages 173-190

  12. Beginning with the Larger Social System: Mindfulness and Restorative Justice

    • Connie Sheehan
    Pages 191-202

  13. On the Road to Mindfulness: Concluding Thoughts

    • Terry B. Northcut
    Pages 203-209

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 211-218
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About this book

This practice-focused resource integrates broad therapeutic knowledge with current neuroscience to present vast possibilities for mindfulness in clinical social work. Seasoned practitioners posit mindfulness practice and process as a significant bridge between taking care of self and taking care of others, demonstrating its implications for physical and mental health in personal and professional contexts. Case studies show timeless concepts (e.g., acceptance) and new mindfulness-based ideas (e.g., learned helpfulness) in use in individual treatment as well as couples counseling and group interventions. Also attesting to the utility of mindfulness across problems, settings, and practitioner orientations, diverse applications are organized along ten robust lenses, among them:


• Beginning with the context: the mind-body conundrum.
• Beginning with the body: the neurobiology of mindfulness.
• Beginning with the training: training clini

cians in essential methods for integrating mindfulness in clinical practice.• Beginning with the clients: mindfully reconciling opposites with survivors of trauma/complex traumatic stress disorders.
• Beginning with the symptom: incorporating mindfulness in the treatment of substance misuse.
• Beginning with the larger social system: mindfulness and restorative justice.


Clinicians and research professionals particularly interested in psychotherapy treatment and mindfulness practice will find Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work not only stimulating and intriguing, but also a fresh source of real-world wisdom. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Work, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Terry B. Northcut

About the editor

Terry B. Northcut, Ph.D., LCSW is an associate professor of social work at Loyola University, Chicago. Amelia Joseph, MS, LSW, is a therapist with Pillars Community Services and an adjunct instructor at Loyola University, Chicago.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cultivating Mindfulness in Clinical Social Work

  • Book Subtitle: Narratives from Practice

  • Editors: Terry B. Northcut

  • Series Title: Essential Clinical Social Work Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43842-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43840-5Published: 31 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68187-0Published: 21 September 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43842-9Published: 25 March 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2520-162X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2520-1611

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 218

  • Topics: Social Work, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Psychotherapy

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