Are Martial Arts an Effective Self-Care Practice for Mental Health Professionals?

Are Martial Arts an Effective Self-Care Practice for Mental Health Professionals?

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Main Author: Gladstone, Jacob
Language:English
Published: Antioch University / OhioLINK 2018
Subjects:
Psychology
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1525695951584473
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-antioch15256959515844732021-08-03T07:06:47Z Are Martial Arts an Effective Self-Care Practice for Mental Health Professionals? Gladstone, Jacob Psychology The field of mental health presents a wide range of occupational challenges including but not limited to ethical issues, cultural competency and effective caseload management. In addition, mental health professionals who provide psychotherapy face a variety of challenging cases which include complicated interpersonal problems and stories of trauma. Due to the demands of their work, mental health professionals are exposed to traumatic experiences that may have a negative impact on their emotional, physical, and cognitive functioning (Portnoy, 2011). The challenges which mental health professionals face highlight the importance of effective self-care practices to reduce occupational stress. There us a body of research suggesting that the various aspects of martial arts martial arts, including the meditative practices as well as the physical exercise, can reduce stress and increase self-efficacy among martial arts practitioners (Birdee, et al., 2009; Bourdreau & Koznak, 1984; Boullosa, et al., 2015; Hakan, Kassab & Lothes, 2013; Hashizume et al., 2008). To date, however, there is no specific research examining whether martial arts could serve as an effective self-care practice for mental health professionals. It is important to discuss both the benefits and disadvantages of practicing a martial art for self-care. This is a qualitative, phenomenological study designed to explore the lived experiences of mental health professionals who practice martial arts, in order to evaluate whether as an effective self-care practice for them. This Dissertation is available in Open Access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, http://aura.antioch.edu and OhioLink ETD Center, http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd 2018-07-17 English text Antioch University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1525695951584473 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1525695951584473 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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