Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features

by Rebecca Crane

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is increasingly used in therapeutic practice. It encourages clients to process experience without judgement as it arises, helping them to change their relationship with challenging thoughts and feelings, and accept that, even though difficult things may happen, it is possible to work with these in new ways.

This book provides a basis for understanding the key theoretical and practical features of MBCT. Focusing on a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy programme that is offered in a group context to those who are vulnerable to depressive relapses, the text is divided into 30 distinctive features that characterise the approach.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features provides a concise, straightforward summary for professionals and trainees in the field. Its easy-to-use format will appeal to both experienced practitioners and newcomers with an interest in MBCT.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Meditation

200 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

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Rebecca Crane is an MBCT teacher and trainer and a Research Fellow within the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK.

Reviews

[Jennifer Conner]

A good overview book.

[Paññādhammika Bhikkhu]

Not a how-to-be-mindful guide, more of introduction to health care professionals. Not an easy read via audiobook.

[Lise Baltzer]

Lise Baltzer om: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Distinctive Features

Denne fine lille bog tilbyder et godt overblik over MBCT-kursusprogrammet. God at have ved hånden som mindfulness instruktør, og let at finde rundt i. Teksten er clear and to the point, og på den måde særdeles engelsk! Der er næppe et overflødigt ord - så ganske anderledes end de amerikanske mindfulness bøger, hvor cases og personlige meninger samt reflektioner ikke sjældent fylder side op og side ned. Skulle bogen have hevet sig op på seks stjerner, havde det krævet, at der var lidt flere anvisninger på den gode Inquiry. Det er en kunst, som de fleste mindfulness instruktører tumler gevaldigt med - og der er ingen grund til at gå rundt om Inquiry som katten om den varme grød. Fakta er, at der ER gode tommelfinderregler, how-to's og regler.

[Vishvapani]

An excellent survey of the MBCT course. The intended audience is CBT therapists, but it's a good introduction for anyone who want to know, clearly and in detail what is entailed, but not at great length. As a practitioner myself, who has been taught by Rebecca Crane, the material wasn't new, but it is well expressed and a useful reference point. She combines her clarity with sensitivity and an awareness of where clarity alone no longer helps.

[Duncan Barford]

A succinct and comprehensive breakdown of the theory and delivery of the MBCT programme. It helped me gain a quick and detailed overview of what MBCT is and its aims, which enabled me to better formulate criticisms of it, from the perspective of contemplative practice. http://tinyurl.com/pj6gz88

[Ronnie Dersgaard]

A great book, especially if you know a bit of both mindfulness and CBT. Great inspiration in my work as a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner.

[Luiz Fabricio Calland Cerqueira]

Kind of weak. I barely remember reading it. Not much insight if you already know some of Mindfulness and CBT. For a complete noob, may be a way in.