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[The authors offer a preliminary exploration of the theory underlying the ways in which mindfulness might be incorporated into social justice approaches to social work (such as structural, critical, and anti-oppressive social work) as a method to link the personal and political in direct practice. Mindfulness may provide a window for observing and investigating events in our everyday lives that can inform, while also being structured by, larger social relations and structures. Mindfulness and social justice approaches to social work theory, in particular critical social science theory, converge around the ideas of social relations, dialectics, consciousness, and self-reflection or reflexivity. There are tensions, however, and further development is needed of a social work practice that incorporates knowledge from both mindfulness and social justice approaches. Les auteurs font une première exploration de la théorie sous-tendant les moyens possibles d'intégrer la pleine conscience du moment présent aux approches de justice sociale en travail social (comme le travail social structurel, critique et anti-oppressif) comme méthode de conjugaison du personnel et du politique dans l'exercice direct de la profession. La pleine conscience du moment présent peut servir de fenêtre d'observation et d'investigation d'événements du quotidien susceptibles de nous éclairer tout en étant construite par de plus vastes relations et structures sociales. La pleine conscience du moment présent et les approches de justice sociale à la théorie du service social, en particulier la théorie critique des sciences sociales, gravitent autour des notions de relations sociales, de dialectique, de prise de conscience et d'autoréflexion ou réflexivité. Il y a toutefois des tensions et il faut continuer à travailler au développement d'un service social intégrant la connaissance issue tant de la pleine conscience du moment présent que des approches de justice sociale.]
The authors offer a preliminary exploration of the theory underlying the ways in which mindfulness might be incorporated into social justice approaches to social work (such as structural, critical, and anti-oppressive social work) as a method to link the personal and political in direct practice. Mindfulness may provide a window for observing and investigating events in our everyday lives that can inform, while also being structured by, larger social relations and structures. Mindfulness and social justice approaches to social work theory, in particular critical social science theory, converge around the ideas of social relations, dialectics, consciousness, and self-reflection or reflexivity. There are tensions, however, and further development is needed of a social work practice that incorporates knowledge from both mindfulness and social justice approaches.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was developed by Segal, Williams, and Teasdale (2002 Segal, Z.V., Williams, J.M.G. and Teasdale, J.D. 2002. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse, New York: The Guilford Press. [Google Scholar]
) as a therapy for relapse prevention of major depression. The 8-week group-based program combines Kabat-Zinn's (1990) Kabat-Zinn, J. 1990. Full catastrophe living: The program of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, New York: Delta.
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mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with components of Beck's (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979 Beck, A.T., Rush, A.J., Shaw, B.F. and Emery, G. 1979. Cognitive therapy for depression, New York: Guilford Press.
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) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It is increasingly being offered by social workers worldwide. MBCT is based on an interacting cognitive subsystems model (ICS) replacing Beck's schema model. This new model represents the largest shift in the approach to major depression for social work in the past two decades. However, social work has been slow to incorporate it into its research agenda. In practice, MBCT teaches patients who are in remission from depression to become aware of, and relate differently to, their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. This is a shift from CBT's schema theory that focused primarily on the content of thoughts and beliefs. A few reviews of MBCT research exist (Coelho, Canter & Ernst, 2007 Coelho, H.F., Canter, P.H. and Ernst, E. 2007. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: Evaluating current evidence and informing future research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(6): 1000–1005.
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), but there has been no review of the mechanics of MBCT and how it addresses the cognitive patterns or metacognition and processes of major depression. There is no review of its use within the social work literature. This article discusses the mechanisms of MBCT in relation to the components of depression relapse/reoccurrence and reviews the literature regarding the effectiveness of MBCT. We found that MBCT has the potential to positively contribute to interventions directed at relapse prevention for patients with a history of depression.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was developed by Segal, Williams, and Teasdale (2002 Segal, Z.V., Williams, J.M.G. and Teasdale, J.D. 2002. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse, New York: The Guilford Press. [Google Scholar]
) as a therapy for relapse prevention of major depression. The 8-week group-based program combines Kabat-Zinn's (1990) Kabat-Zinn, J. 1990. Full catastrophe living: The program of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, New York: Delta.
[Google Scholar]
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with components of Beck's (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979 Beck, A.T., Rush, A.J., Shaw, B.F. and Emery, G. 1979. Cognitive therapy for depression, New York: Guilford Press.
[Google Scholar]
) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It is increasingly being offered by social workers worldwide. MBCT is based on an interacting cognitive subsystems model (ICS) replacing Beck's schema model. This new model represents the largest shift in the approach to major depression for social work in the past two decades. However, social work has been slow to incorporate it into its research agenda. In practice, MBCT teaches patients who are in remission from depression to become aware of, and relate differently to, their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. This is a shift from CBT's schema theory that focused primarily on the content of thoughts and beliefs. A few reviews of MBCT research exist (Coelho, Canter & Ernst, 2007 Coelho, H.F., Canter, P.H. and Ernst, E. 2007. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: Evaluating current evidence and informing future research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(6): 1000–1005.
[Google Scholar]
), but there has been no review of the mechanics of MBCT and how it addresses the cognitive patterns or metacognition and processes of major depression. There is no review of its use within the social work literature. This article discusses the mechanisms of MBCT in relation to the components of depression relapse/reoccurrence and reviews the literature regarding the effectiveness of MBCT. We found that MBCT has the potential to positively contribute to interventions directed at relapse prevention for patients with a history of depression.