Mindfulness and Meditation for Adolescents Practices and Programs
This book describes mindfulness and meditation practices and programs for adolescents by situating the topic in a bio-psychosocial-cultural approach. Using this framework, the benefits of these practices and programs for adolescents— with an emphasis on e
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Betsy L. Wisner
Mindfulness and Meditation for Adolescents Practices and Programs
Betsy L. Wisner Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas, USA
ISBN 978-1-349-95206-9 DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-95207-6
ISBN 978-1-349-95207-6 (eBook)
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This book is dedicated to my family, friends, and to the many adolescents who have touched my life. Thank you.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I have had the privilege of working with adolescents and their families in counseling, correctional, and school settings. I served in various capacities in these settings, including counselor, family therapist, and school social worker. At the same time that I worked in the helping professions, I also taught developmental psychology courses, including adolescent psychology. These experiences provided a solid foundation for my research exploring the benefits of school-based mindfulness meditation programming for adolescents. However, it was my experience as a student in Dr. David Springer’s class on Direct Social Work Practice at The University of Texas at Austin that lead to my research with adolescents. It was Dr. Springer’s expertise in working with adolescents and his openness to mindfulness practices that stimulated my own idea to complete a dissertation on mindfulness with adolescents. Dr. Springer has remained a mentor, and I am grateful for his support over the years. He has assisted me with each milestone of my academic career including encouragement while writing t
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