Title:
Spiritually multicultural applications of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI): a study of eight Christian mental health professionals serving Evangelical conservative Christian populations
Author:
Kevin Jackson
Thesis Advisor:
Joseph Stewart-Sicking
Committee Member:
Kari A. O'Grady
Committee Member:
Danielle LaSure-Bryan
Committee Member:
James Douglas Orton
Committee Member:
L. Mickey Fenzel
Committee Member:
Amanda Thomas
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2015
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
born digital
Abstract:
Using iterative grounded theory methods, this study queried eight mental health professionals from a variety of Christian worldviews about how they integrate mindfulness-based psychological interventions into their work with conservative, evangelical Christians. The results of this study suggested that mindfulness-based interventions can be used effectively with conservative Christians. Three approaches were distinguished in how to employ mindfulness-based interventions with conservative Christians: (a) meditative approaches that acknowledge God, (b) mindful approaches that encourage relational meaning, and (c) mental/visual imagery that stimulates reasoning, perception, and awareness. These findings were linked to approaches for developing spiritually multicultural awareness within both theological and non-theistic mental health training programs.
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Pastoral Counseling
Restrictions on Access:
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Identifier:
JacksonK-15
