Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Gently Turning Towards

by Bartley, Trish; Teasdale, John

• ISBN13: 9780470683835
• ISBN10: 047068383X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer presents an eight-week course for MBCT which has been tried and tested over ten years of clinical use, and is targeted specifically for people with cancer. There is growing evidence of mindfulness as a successful and cost-effective intervention for reducing the negative psychological impact of cancer and treatment Draws upon the author's experience of working with people with cancer, and her own recent experience of using mindfulness with cancer diagnosis and treatment Stories from cancer patients illustrate the learning and key themes of the course Includes new short practices and group processes developed by the author

Author Biography

Trish Bartley has taught MBCT to people with cancer in a regional oncology unit in Wales since 2000. She is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Bangor University. She was one of the founding teachers at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, where she co-leads programmes for health professionals, and students on the Masters programme, to train as mindfulness-based teachers. She delivers mindfulness-based training retreats internationally.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
Personal Story - Trish	p. 4
Mindfulness and The Cancer Journey	p. 11
Mindfulness and Cancer	p. 13
Cancer - The Psychological Implications	p. 23
Cancer - The Medical Implications	p. 33
The First Circle - Cancer and the Circle of Suffering	p. 43
Personal Story - Beryl	p. 48
The Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Programme	p. 53
Starting Out	p. 55
Personal Story - Sally	p. 67
The Eight Week Course	p. 72
Week One	p. 73
Week Two	p. 91
Week Three	p. 111
Week Four	p. 130
Week Five	p. 150
Week Six	p. 170
All Day	p. 186
Week Seven	p. 194
Week Eight	p. 215
The Follow Up Class	p. 230
The Second Circle: Mindful Awareness and the Circle of Practice	p. 243
Personal Story - Derek	p. 250
The Practices	p. 254
The Core Practices	p. 255
The Short Practices	p. 269
Personal Story - Bridget	p. 284
Mindfulness In Palliative Care	p. 289
After The Eight Week Course	p. 303
The Third Circle - Being and the Circle of Presence	p. 310
The Practitioner Teacher	p. 319
Introducing The Teacher	p. 321
Embodying The Practice	p. 328
Facilitating The Learning	p. 340
The Three Circle Model: A Formulation of MBCT for Cancer (MBCT-Ca)	p. 354
Personal Story - Geraint	p. 364
Epilogue	p. 370
Resources and Links	p. 376
Bibliography	p. 378
Sources and Permissions	p. 388
Index	p. 390
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