Mindfulness and the Transformation of Despair Working with People at Risk of Suicide This title has been archived.

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Author: Mark Williams, Melanie Fennell, Thorsten Barnhofer, Rebecca Crane, Sarah Silverton
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Publisher: Guilford Press
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN 10: 1462521827
ISBN 13: 9781462521821
eISBN: 9781462522088
Edition: 1st
Description:
Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this book describes how to adapt mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for participants who struggle with recurrent suicidal thoughts and impulses. Relevant to all mindfulness teachers, a comprehensive framework is presented for understanding suicidality and its underlying vulnerabilities. The preliminary intake interview and each of the eight group mindfulness sessions of MBCT are discussed in detail, highlighting issues that need to be taken into account with highly vulnerable people. Assessment guidelines are provided and strategies for safely teaching core mindfulness practices are illustrated with extensive case examples. The book also discusses how to develop the required mindfulness teacher skills and competencies. Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring downloadable audio recordings of the guided mindfulness practices, narrated by Zindel V. Segal, J. Mark G. Williams, and John D. Teasdale.
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