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...as been incorporated into many frameworks and health care modalities, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Williams, Teasdale, Segal, & Kabat-Zinn, 2007), acceptance and commitment therapy (=-=Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999-=-), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (Kabat-Zinn, 1990). Calls for health care reforms advocate for including mindfulness in the training of health professionals and that an Internet-based delive...

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...ity with years of meditation practice was .36. An 8-week, standardized mindfulness-based stress reduction program using the MAAS as an outcome tool has been shown to be effective in reducing anxiety (=-=Kabat-Zinn et al., 1992-=-). The scores on the MAAS improved over time. More importantly, Brown and Ryan (2003) found that changes on the MAAS were related to changes in self-reported well-being. A post-training survey (comple...

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...fromsMindfulness is more than meditation. It is ‘‘inherently a state of consciousness’’ that involves consciously attending to one’s moment-to-moment experience (Brown & Ryan, 2003; Kabat-Zinn, 2005; =-=Shapiro, Carlson, Astin, & Freedman, 2006-=-). A common definition that implies an act of intention is ‘‘paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally’’ (Kabat-Zinn, 1994, p. 4). Meditation practi...

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...uding mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Williams, Teasdale, Segal, & Kabat-Zinn, 2007), acceptance and commitment therapy (Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (=-=Kabat-Zinn, 1990-=-). Calls for health care reforms advocate for including mindfulness in the training of health professionals and that an Internet-based delivery is desirable (McCabe-Ruff & Mackenzie, 2009). New inform...

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... Shapiro, Carlson, Astin, & Freedman, 2006). A common definition that implies an act of intention is ‘‘paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally’’ (=-=Kabat-Zinn, 1994-=-, p. 4). Meditation practice is an important platform used to develop the state or skill of mindfulness (Kabat-Zinn, 2002). Mindful awareness involves reflection on the thoughts, feelings, and emotion...

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...ompson, 2009). Mindfulness researchers suggest that mindfulness training should include meditation practices and other forms of mindfulness practice (e.g., informal practice exercise; mindful eating; =-=Dimidjian & Linehan, 2003-=-); however, research is needed to determine which components are necessary. This program incorporated the components of (a) formal meditation; (b) informal practice to emphasize the application of min...

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...ss in a wide variety of studies with student and clinical samples reporting good internal consistency and an ability to measure change (see Black, Sussman, Johnson, & Milam, 2012; Brown & Ryan, 2003; =-=MacKillop & Anderson, 2007-=-). Internal consistency results ranged from Cronbach’s alpha .81 to .89, and test-retest results ranged from .35 to .52 (Black et al., 2012) and .81 (Brown &Ryan, 2003). Validity with years of medit...

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... care professionals, including nurses, psychotherapists, medical doctors (Aggs & Bambling, 2010; Epstein et al., 2008), occupational therapists (Thompson, 2009), student health professional trainees (=-=Schure, Christopher, & Christopher, 2008-=-), and occupational therapy students (Gura, 2010; Stew, 2011). Findings from these curricula revealed participants gained tools for self-management, attitudinal changes, a greater sense of compassiona...

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...an, 2003; Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007; Farb et al., 2007). To date, mindfulness has been incorporated into many frameworks and health care modalities, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (=-=Williams, Teasdale, Segal, & Kabat-Zinn, 2007-=-), acceptance and commitment therapy (Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (Kabat-Zinn, 1990). Calls for health care reforms advocate for including mindfulness in t...

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...y approach to mindfulness curricula has not yet been explored. Yet mindfulness has been discussed as being potentially relevant in the training of occupational therapists (see Gura, 2010; Reid, 2011; =-=Wright, Sadlo, & Stew, 2006-=-). Mindfulness can assist students to be more present with their clients in fieldwork and the occupations in which they engage, which in turn can enhance their experiences, their awareness of thoughts...

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...d has been used as the primary measurement tool of mindfulness in a wide variety of studies with student and clinical samples reporting good internal consistency and an ability to measure change (see =-=Black, Sussman, Johnson, & Milam, 2012-=-; Brown & Ryan, 2003; MacKillop & Anderson, 2007). Internal consistency results ranged from Cronbach’s alpha .81 to .89, and test-retest results ranged from .35 to .52 (Black et al., 2012) and .81 (...

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...such as a journal and discussion board (Reid, 2011). Mindfulness curricula have been developed and used in education of health care professionals, including nurses, psychotherapists, medical doctors (=-=Aggs & Bambling, 2010-=-; Epstein et al., 2008), occupational therapists (Thompson, 2009), student health professional trainees (Schure, Christopher, & Christopher, 2008), and occupational therapy students (Gura, 2010; Stew,...

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...n a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally’’ (Kabat-Zinn, 1994, p. 4). Meditation practice is an important platform used to develop the state or skill of mindfulness (=-=Kabat-Zinn, 2002-=-). Mindful awareness involves reflection on the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of the mind that emerge moment by moment; helps people recognize when they are distracted, fatigued, or biased; and may...

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...and the occupations in which they engage, which in turn can enhance their experiences, their awareness of thoughts, feelings, and sensations and their compassionate acceptance of the self and others (=-=Reid, 2009-=-; Stew, 2011; Thompson, 2009). These qualities seem important to cultivate in future generations of occupational therapists, who will encounter numerous events and situations in their practice requiri...

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... learners are most important for learning about mindfulness. With web-based learning, a community of learners can be supported through the use of online tools, such as a journal and discussion board (=-=Reid, 2011-=-). Mindfulness curricula have been developed and used in education of health care professionals, including nurses, psychotherapists, medical doctors (Aggs & Bambling, 2010; Epstein et al., 2008), occu...