Defense Date

3-11-2025

Graduation Date

Spring 5-8-2025

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

dissertation

Degree Name

PhD

Department

Counselor Education and Supervision (ExCES)

School

School of Education

Committee Chair

Jered Kolbert

Committee Member

Michael Sickels

Committee Member

Tara Abbott

Keywords

Counselor Education, Mindfulness, Spiritual and Religious Competencies, Counseling students, Mindfulness Training, Mindfulness Intervention, ASERVIC

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-and-a-half hour training session for master's students in counselor education. The training focused on using mindfulness to enhance spiritual and religious counseling competencies. Utilizing a pre-and post-test design, the quantitative study employed mindfulness to train master's students with the aim of building and fostering spiritual and religious competencies in counseling. Historically, there has been a lack of research on the benefits of such specific mindfulness training related to this subject matter.

The study targeted master's level counselor students, with potential applicability to related fields such as psychology and social work. This study sought to uncover the outcomes of this training. The results and key findings will be discussed, along with recommendations for future research, limitations of the current study, and areas that warrant further investigation.

Language

English

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