Date Available
10-7-2016
Year of Publication
2016
Degree Name
Master of Science in Family Sciences (MSFS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Ron Werner-Wilson
Abstract
This qualitative study used the phenomenological method to examine how therapists use mindfulness therapies and interventions to address trauma-salient issues with their clients. Specifically, it explored therapists’ use of and choices about mindfulness-based treatments when addressing post-traumatic stress symptoms, and trauma-relevant emotion dysregulation and attachment injury. Informants were associate and fully-licensed local therapists, recruited using convenience sampling and snowball sampling by word-of-mouth referrals. Data was collected by semi-structured interviewing. Interview data was analyzed with Moustakas’ (1994) recommended procedures for analysis of phenomenological data. Results, Discussion, Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research are described at the end.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.419
Recommended Citation
King, Jessica M., "How Therapists Use and Choose Mindfulness to Treat Trauma" (2016). Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences. 48.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/48
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