Open AccessImpact of adding mindfulness practices to a bachelor of social work direct practice course
Author(s) -
Lea Tufford
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contemporary educational researches journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2301-2552
DOI - 10.18844/cerj.v11i2.5901
Subject(s) - mindfulness , practicum , bachelor , psychology , test (biology) , clinical psychology , feeling , social work , facet (psychology) , pedagogy , social psychology , paleontology , archaeology , personality , big five personality traits , biology , economics , history , economic growth
This study sought to determine whether mindfulness increased or decreased for Year 4 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students. Twenty-four participants received a brief mindfulness practice each week at the start of class and completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in the first and last class. Results showed a decrease from pre-test to post-test on the non-reactivity to inner experience facet of the scale. In addition, in a post-test, those participants who came to the BSW programme from secondary school had an overall higher score than those participants who came to the programme from community college. Moreover, participants who had no prior practice in mindfulness and those who did not practice mindfulness during their practicum saw an increase in scores. These findings are discussed and recommendations for future research are offered.
Keywords: Mindfulness, BSW students, practices, social work, course.