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Counselor / Addiction

Mindfulness Competencies for Counselors and Psychotherapists

1.00 - CE credit hours training

$6.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Mindfulness Competencies for Counselors and Psychotherapists

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 6 question post test

Read the Course Material:
Mindfulness Competencies for Counselors and Psychotherapists

6 Questions

1. From "Mindfulness in Counseling": The authors describe the three main types of research that have investigated the utility of mindfulness in counseling and psychotherapy. Which of the three do they note as having limited empirical examination?
2. From "Introduction": The authors conclude that mindfulness is:
3. From "Results": Expert participants were asked, "In the initial phase of learning mindfulness practice, how much practice is necessary: daily or weekly?" The most common answer was:
4. From "Discussion": Which garnered the highest level of agreement as an important competency?
5. From "Discussion": The survey addressed the perceived importance of knowledge and continuing education. Of the following, which garnered the highest level of support?
6. From "Discussion-Clinical Considerations": The experts emphasized that it is important for therapists using mindfulness with clients to be able to distinguish between psychological processes related to mindfulness and other mental processes critical to clinical practice. Which are cited as examples of "other mental processes"?
This course examines the results of a survey about mindfulness competencies in the area of counseling and psychotherapy. It specifically addresses competencies needed for training clients in the use of mindfulness methods. Recommendations are offered about mindfulness practice for counselor preparation, cultural competency, continuing education, clinical applications, and questions for future research.
  • identify mindfulness competencies for counselors and psychotherapists as identified by mindfulness practitioners.
  • describe how mindfulness competencies can inform mindfulness training with clients.
Mark D. Stauffer, Ph.D., NCC
Walden University