ABSTRACT
Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy offers mental health professionals of all disciplines and orientations the most comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the art of integrating contemplative psychology, ethics, and practices, including mindfulness, compassion, and embodiment techniques. It brings together clinicians, scholars, and thought leaders of unprecedented caliber, featuring some of the most eminent pioneers in the rapidly growing field of contemplative psychotherapy.
The new edition offers an expanded array of effective contemplative interventions, contemplative psychotherapies, and contemplative approaches to clinical practice. New chapters discuss how contemplative work can effect positive psychosocial change at the personal, interpersonal, and collective levels to address racial, gender, and other forms of systemic oppression. The new edition also explores the cross-cultural nuances in the integration of Buddhist psychology and healing practices by Western researchers and clinicians and includes the voices of leading Tibetan doctors.
Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy offers a profound and synoptic overview of one of psychotherapy’s most intriguing and promising fields.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|124 pages
Mindfulness and Personal Healing
chapter 1|10 pages
Contemplative Practices for Assessing and Eliminating Racism in Psychotherapy
part Two|124 pages
Compassion and Social Healing
chapter 12|16 pages
Interpersonal Connection, Compassion, and Well-Being
chapter 15|23 pages
Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT)
part Three|172 pages
Embodiment and Natural Healing