Mindfulness–Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer: Gently Turning Towards

Mindfulness–Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer is a practitioner handbook which presents an eight–week MBCT for cancer course, tried and tested over ten years of clinical use, and adapted and targeted specifically for people with cancer.
The experiences of people living with cancer, who use mindfulness in their everyday lives, are included to inform and inspire those working or wanting to work in the field. The intention is to enable the voices of cancer patients to influence professional practice in psycho–oncology.
MBCT for cancer has been developed out of the author′s experience of teaching, evaluating, adapting and refining the course with cancer patients, and from her own practice of using mindfulness with cancer and treatment.

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

Nota biograficzna:
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.

Okładka tylna:
Mindfulness–Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer is a practitioner handbook which presents an eight–week MBCT for cancer course, tried and tested over ten years of clinical use, and adapted and targeted specifically for people with cancer.
The experiences of people living with cancer, who use mindfulness in their everyday lives, are included to inform and inspire those working or wanting to work in the field. The intention is to enable the voices of cancer patients to influence professional practice in psycho–oncology.
MBCT for cancer has been developed out of the author′s experience of teaching, evaluating, adapting and refining the course with cancer patients, and from her own practice of using mindfuln ess with cancer and treatment.