This paper explores the feasibility of a brief Mindfulness with Metta Training Program (MMTP), targeting the enhancement of mindfulness and self-compassion in a retreat format, as a means of increasing resilience in human services professionals. In this randomised control trial, 44 human services professionals were randomly allocated either to a MMTP retreat group or to a control group. Followi...

Personal use only. For copyright permission information: Published online http://www.ajcconline.org © 2014 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses doi: 10.4037/ajcc2014747 2014;23:e97-e105 Am J Crit Care Rothbaum and Marc Moss Meredith Mealer, David Conrad, John Evans, Karen Jooste, Janet Solyntjes, Barbara Care Unit Nurses Feasibility and Acceptability of a Resilience Training Program for...

The long-term aim of the IIASA Program on Risk and Vulnerability (RAV) is to conduct conceptual and applied analyses that contribute to decreasing the risk and vulnerability of societies and ecosystems, and promoting their adaptation and resilience, to stresses imposed or aggravated by global change phenomena. The research will be relevant mainly, but not exclusively, to developing countries. B...

IMPORTANCE Poor mental health places a burden on individuals and populations. Resilient persons are able to adapt to life's challenges and maintain high quality of life and function. Finding effective strategies to bolster resilience in individuals and populations is of interest to many stakeholders. OBJECTIVES To synthesize the evidence for resiliency training programs in improving mental he...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore the resilience of adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) who are college students, and examine factors contributing to their resilience. METHODS A total of 459 college students from a university in Incheon, participated in this study. Data were collected between April 6 to 30, 2010 using the Korean version of the Children of Alcoholics Screening T...

Abstract Economic shocks provide both risks and opportunities for workplace training programs—the risk of program cancellation or interruption to skills development, the opportunity be at vanguard economic recovery. This paper analyzes impact Covid-19 resulting shock on programs in US using a survey amongst employers participating support networks, run from April-June 2021. We anticipate that e...

BACKGROUND GPs are reporting increasing levels of burnout, stress, and job dissatisfaction, and there is a looming GP shortage. Promoting resilience is a key strategy for enhancing the sustainability of the healthcare workforce and improving patient care. AIM To explore GPs' perspectives on the content, context, and acceptability of resilience training programmes in general practice, in order...