Mindfulness Group Work: Preventing Stress and Increasing Self-Compassion Among Helping Professionals in Training

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-311

  Newsome, Sandy ^a   Waldo, Michael ^a   Gruszka, Clare ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

helper burnout; mindfulness group; self compassion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867961211     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2012.690832     Document Type: Article

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