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| To Hear and to Respond：The Influence of Zen Buddhist Meditation on the Practice of Clinical Social Work | ||
| 作者 | Brenner, Mark J. |
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| 出版日期 | 1998.07 |
| 頁次 | 321 |
| 出版者 | Simmons College School of Social Work |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.simmons.edu/academics/schools/school-of-social-work |
| 出版地 | Boston, MA, US [波士頓, 麻薩諸塞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | Simmons College School of Social Work |
| 指導教授 | Homonoff, Emeline |
| 畢業年度 | 1998 |
| 關鍵詞 | Social Work; Transcendental Meditation; 禪宗=Zen Buddhism=Zazen Buddhism; Social Workers |
| 摘要 | This exploratory study examined the influence of a personal practice of Zen Buddhist meditation on the professional work of clinical social workers. Three substantive areas were explored with a sample of ten respondents: practice framework, clinical work, and interactions within larger systems. Analysis of the transcripts generated by the respondents' interviews was completed using a grounded theory methodology. Ten respondents were interviewed using an interview guide between August 26, 1995 and June 12, 1996. Respondents in the study were required to have a minimum of two years of social work experience post MSW and at least five years of Zen meditation practice. Respondents in the study had a mean of 14.4 years of post MSW experience and a mean of 14.9 years of Zen meditation practice. Nine of the ten respondents were involved in private practice on at least a part-time basis. Analysis of the data generated from the semi-structured interviews revealed three interrelated, overarching themes: Awareness, Acceptance, and Responsibility. Categories were elaborated for each of the three themes. Awareness consisted of six categories: The primacy of experience, present focus, systemic view, lack of distinction between self and other, suspending hypotheses (not knowing), and groundedness (basic confidence). Acceptance consisted of five categories: multiple views (no one truth), no right and wrong, non-hierarchical view, focus on possibilities (client strengths and independence), and suffering. Responsibility consisted of five categories: responsive action (just do it), non-action (being as action), social action as personal, change as sudden and cultivated, and non-attachment to outcome. These three themes were embodied in the respondents' practice framework. Respondents drew on both their social work training and their Zen experience in developing a practice framework. The themes were present in the respondents' clinical work as well as in their interactions within larger systems. These findings have implications for the field of social work in three areas: addressing the dualistic nature in social work practice, the role of morality in practice, and the reintroduction of spirituality into social work practice. Implications for training professionals and direction for future research are offered. |
| 點閱次數 | 189 |
| 建檔日期 | 2000.01.20 |
| 更新日期 | 2016.04.20 |
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