ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Yongyud Wongpiromsan

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Buddhist Psychotherapy.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry. Vol. 9, Supplement 1, 26-29 August 2008, page 42 - 43.

รายละเอียด / Details:

This is a special program developed in the Thai Department of Mental Health. It composed of 2 programs: i) the Buddhist-based self-development and ii) the Buddhist psychotherapy. The Buddhism-based self-development program takes principles of Buddhist psychology and applies them to training for self improvement. The training programm is intended both for professional therapists and counselors, for whom success in work relies to a great extent on qualities of empathy, genuineness and trustworthiness, as well as on an ability to be non-biased and non-judgemental in attitude. The training program aims to increase levels of calmness and the ability to "let go", and will assist trainees who complete the program and continue practicing to develop in themselves these most desirable qualities and attitudes. Being a psychotherapist requires that much time should be spent for listening to the problems of others, and work often takes place in high-pressure siteations. One time or another almost all therapists experience "burn out", which can manifest itself in such from of psychological distress as boredom, discouragement, low motivation and irritation. These negative mental states have detrimental effects on the therapists and on the people around him or her, including clients and colleagues at work as well as menbers in the family. An enhanced mental clamness and ability to "let go" will help the therapists counter "burn out" more effectively. The Buddhist psychotherapy program aims to modify what therapist has learned from self development program to the psychotherapy sessions. The concepts are three folds: - using inner wisdom of "let go", therapists can manta in empathic relationship with clients. - concentration can be practice for appropriate patients with anxiety. - mindfulness will benefit for patients whose symptoms and disorders come from their reaction to false cognitive patterns. In this workshop participants have opportunity to practice essential components of self development program and discuss how to apply to psychotherapy.

Keywords: buddhist, psychotherapy

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

Code: 2010000293

ISSN/ISBN: 0218-3420

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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