Zen practice: A training method to enhance the skills of clinical social workers

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 462-470

  Brenner, Mark J ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Clinical practice; Mindfulness; Zen meditation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 68849121803     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802589860     Document Type: Article

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