Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Mindfulness for the Millennial Generation: A Clinician’s Handbook for College Counseling Centers

Daruwalla, Shaznin Percy

Abstract Details

2012, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology.
The current generation of college students, the Millennials (Howe & Strauss, 2000, 2007) lead highly pressured and achievement-oriented lives. Along with generational changes, change is occurring on university campuses, especially in terms of mental health demographics. There is an increase in the severity of presenting concerns reported by students as seen at counseling centers (Gallagher, 2008), and more students with existing mental health diagnoses are seeking college admissions (Gallagher, 2009). Changes in the current college student generation and socio-cultural changes underscore the need for an effective stress-reduction program for university students. Mindfulness-based interventions have received attention from researchers and clinicians. The current dissertation modifies the traditional Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Kabat-Zinn, 1990) to propose a new format for facilitating a mindfulness group suited for beginning meditators within the Millennial college student population. In addition to emphasizing flexibility of the group program, the handbook includes information on conducting pre-group screening, debriefing, assessment of members’ mindfulness skills, and allied mindfulness practices such as Tai chi and Qigong. Future directions include gathering empirical support for the proposed format and including practices suitable for college students with severe psychological concerns.
Robert Rando, PhD, ABPP (Committee Chair)
Jeffrey Allen, PhD, ABPP (Committee Member)
Daniela Burnworth, PhD (Committee Member)
189 p.

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Daruwalla, S. P. (2012). Mindfulness for the Millennial Generation: A Clinician’s Handbook for College Counseling Centers [Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1307980446

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Daruwalla, Shaznin. Mindfulness for the Millennial Generation: A Clinician’s Handbook for College Counseling Centers. 2012. Wright State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1307980446.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Daruwalla, Shaznin. "Mindfulness for the Millennial Generation: A Clinician’s Handbook for College Counseling Centers." Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1307980446

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)