GCOUP 8018 Mindfulness and Contemplative Practice in Counseling, Education, and Leadership
This course will explore how the philosophy, theoretical principles and experience of mindfulness and other contemplative practices may be applied to mental health counseling, healthcare, educational settings and organizational leadership to promote individual resiliency, self-regulation and stress management as well as build pro-social communities that support spiritual maturation. Students will engage in experiential practice, review evidence-based research/best practice applications and design plans for integrating mindful and compassionate practices into their clinical, teaching and/or consulting work.