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Achieving Cultural Competency
by Lisa Hark Horace DelisserAchieving Cultural Competency: A Case-Based Approach to Training Health Professionals provides the necessary tools to meet the ever-growing need for culturally competent practitioners and trainees. Twenty-five self-study cases cover a variety of medical topics, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurology, oncology, hematology, immunology, and pediatric disorders. Actual scenarios that occurred in clinical settings help the user gain direct insight into the realities of practice today. Cultural factors covered within the cases include cultural diversity plus gender, language, folk beliefs, socioeconomic status, religion, and sexual orientation.This book is an approved CME-certifying activity to meet physicians' cultural competency state requirements.Get 25 pre-approved self-study American Dietetic Association credits at no additional charge when you purchase the book. Email hark@lisahark.com for further instructions.
Achieving Distinction in Nursing Education (NLN)
by Marsha Adams Theresa ValigaAchieving Distinction in Nursing Education, based on the National League for Nursing (NLN) Hallmarks of Excellence in Nursing Education Model, provides in-depth discussions of the eight core elements for superior nursing education: Engaged Students Diverse, Well-Prepared Faculty Culture of Continuous Quality Improvement Innovative, Evidence-Based Curriculum Innovative, Evidence-Based Approaches to Facilitate and Evaluate Learning Resources to Support Program Goal Attainment Commitment to Pedagogical Scholarship Effective Institutional and Professional Leadership This book also presents accompanying indicators to assist nurse educators in assessing the strengths of their programs and identifying areas for further development. Featuring contributions from 15 recognized experts and thought leaders in nursing education, administration, and research, this innovative resource is designed to challenge and inspire you to advance toward unparalleled outcomes for your career and your institution.
Achieving Equity in Neurological Practice: Principles and Pathways
by Bruce Ovbiagele Sharon Lewis Daniel José Correa Reena Thomas Larry Charleston IvThe recent high-profile murders of George Floyd, and other African American individuals, along with the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have reinforced the notion that certain marginalized populations have worse health outcomes than other populations, likely due to unequal and unjust policies and practices. Neurological processes and prognoses frequently vary by sex/gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. In particular, individuals of lower socioeconomic status and from minority racial and ethnic backgrounds have worse neurological health and often receive a lower standard of neurological care. These inequities in neurological outcomes are attributed to wider societal social influences, which impact how people live and how neurology is practiced. Published evidence suggests that healthcare providers and the healthcare system contribute to inequities in neurological care for vulnerable and underserved populations. However, educating neurology care providers about these issues and training them to provide equitable care for these patients can potentially improve neurology care access, delivery, and outcomes. In this book we provide the theoretical background, scientific evidence, and experiential knowledge warranted to properly care for vulnerable, underserved patients with neurological diseases at the levels of the provider and system. This book examines the root causes of neurological health inequities across a broad range of topics and offers possible solutions for achieving neurological health equity. Initial chapters help to frame the overall issue of neurological health equity. Subsequent chapters evaluate neurological health equity from the clinical practice standpoint, with a focus on select populations and subspecialty care delivery settings. Lastly, we discuss the bigger picture with regard to the pipeline of practitioners and purview of policy makers. This text is relevant for neurology residents and fellows, multidisciplinary neurological care practitioners (neurologists, neurosurgeons, advanced practice providers, hospitalists, emergency physicians, critical care physicians, pharmacists, and allied health personnel), and public health researchers and health policy makers. The book is divided into three sections: Principles, Neurological Conditions, and Priorities. The first section establishes the framework and explains various key terminologies and concepts, which undergird the care of vulnerable and undeserved patient populations. The second section, Neurological Conditions, covers key neurological diseases by sub-specialty describing published evidence of care and outcome disparities, gaps in knowledge, practical techniques for bridging these disparities on provider and system levels. The third section, Priorities, identifies important areas of focus and improvement targeting trainees, researchers, community partners, stakeholder organizations and policy makers, which would be crucial for implementing sustained societal-level enhancements in the neurological health of these vulnerable populations.
Achieving Excellence in Medical Education: Second Edition
by Richard B. GundermanA goldmine of theoretical insights and practical suggestions, Achieving Excellence in Medical Education, Second Edition explores the essential question facing medical educators and learners today: What is our vision of educational excellence, and what can we do to enhance our performance? Among the topics explored within this updated, engaging, informative, and thought-provoking text are: * Education's position as a priority of medical schools * Seminal educational insights from non-medical educators * Best practices of outstanding educators and learners * Promises and pitfalls of new educational technologies * Key resources for promoting excellence in medical education * Medical education's role in preparing future leaders * Leadership roles for medical schools in universities and society Reviews of the first edition: "This is an eloquent, quotable, and inspirational book that provides a template for "Achieving Excellence in Medical Education." - Journal of the American Medical Association "Gunderman is an accomplished educator, well known as a thoughtful and provocative teacher. . . I recommend his book to department chairs, clerkship and residency program directors, and education professionals who are shaping the future of medical education." - New England Journal of Medicine
Achieving Health Equity: Context, Controversies, and Remedies
by Patti R. RoseRenamed as Achieving Health Equity: Context, Controversies, and Remedies, Patti Rose's third edition maintains a distinct focus on social justice issues associated with health disparities. With an emphasis on solutions, this edition, like its predecessor, centers on racial and ethnic emerging majorities, acknowledging the persistence of health disparities while providing actionable insights on why they exist and how to address them. By providing this solution-oriented approach, the book aims to engage and guide students, academics, communities, health professionals, and others in contributing to resolving the problems linked to health disparities.Updated to include the latest demographic data, the Third Edition offers:Four new chapters that provide an expanded focus on emerging (racial and ethnic) majority groups and health disparities and include: Black/African American; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian/Pacific Islander; and Hispanic.Updated information pertaining to the health disparities of the elderly, women, urban communities, suburban communities, and rural communities.Expanded insights into current DEI issues, both politically and otherwise, as well as the potential impact of educational changes on health literacy. Focus on Healthy People 2030 with an emphasis on health equity, disparities, and solutions. Ideal for courses in Health Equity, Health Disparities, and/or any course focusing on the health of the elderly, women, children, racial and ethnic emerging majorities, and/or social injustice. © 2026 | 300 pages
Achieving Health Equity: The Role of Law and Policy
by Y. Tony YangUnveiling the Path to Health Equity: A Transformative Guide to Law and Policy Achieving Health Equity: The Role of Law and Policy offers a groundbreaking exploration of how legal and policy frameworks shape health outcomes for marginalized populations, with a particular focus on racial minorities in the United States. This comprehensive guide dissects the complex interplay of factors determining health: 20% healthcare, 30% health behaviors, 40% social and economic factors, and 10% physical environment. Amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and a national reckoning on racism, this timely work provides an urgent call to action and a practical roadmap for transformative change. It examines how laws and policies across sectors intersect to perpetuate or dismantle health inequities, offering concrete strategies for reform. Key features include: An ecosystem approach exploring four critical domains: healthcare access and quality, health behaviors, social and economic factors, and physical environment Analysis of emerging issues such as addressing the impact of climate change on health disparities, strategies for mitigating algorithmic bias in healthcare AI, and promoting equity in organ transplantation and clinical trials Examination of cross-cutting themes like community engagement, civil rights protections, and data disaggregation to guide targeted interventions Case studies and policy tools for dismantling structural drivers of health inequity Written in accessible language without sacrificing depth, this book illuminates complex concepts through relatable examples. It serves as an invaluable resource for a diverse audience including health system administrators implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, public health officials and policymakers, legal professionals and advocates, researchers and students in health-related fields, community organizers and racial justice activists. Achieving Health Equity provides a comprehensive blueprint for leveraging law and policy to build a more just, equitable, and healthy future for all.
Achieving Health for All: Primary Health Care in Action
by David Bishai, PhD, MD, MPH and Meike Schleiff, MSPH, DrPHHow did seven low- and middle-income countries, inspired by the landmark Alma-Ata Declaration, dramatically improve citizen health by focusing on primary health care?The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 marked a potential turning point in global health, signaling a commitment to primary health care that could have improved the safety of air, food, water, roads, homes, and workplaces in all 180 countries that signed it. Unfortunately, progress in many countries stalled in the 1980s. The declaration was, however, embraced by a number of countries, where its implementation led to substantial improvement in citizen health. Achieving Health for All reveals how, inspired by Alma-Ata, the governments of seven countries executed comprehensive primary health care systems, deploying new cadres of community-based health workers to bring relevant services to ordinary households. Drawing on a set of narrative case studies from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam,the book explains how a primary health care focus succeeded in improving population health. The book also conclusively demonstrates that comprehensive, multisector, community-controlled, and population-level primary health care is a viable strategy that, against the odds, has led to sustainable, scalable good health at lower cost. Bringing together a group of experts to analyze the forty-year legacy of the Alma-Ata Declaration, Achieving Health for All is a fascinating look at the work needed to transform nations from places that make people sick to places where they stay healthy. An inspiring array of lessons learned along the way shows how readers can make policies that support the health of all people.Contributors: Onaopemipo Abiodun, Vinya Ariyaratne, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Kedar Prasad Baral, Ayaga A. Bawah, Pedro Más Bermejo, Fred N. Binka, David Bishai, Carolina Cardona, Dennis Carlson, Chala Tesfaye Chekagn, Hoang Khanh Chi, Svea Closser, Luc Barrière Constantin, Zufan Abera Damtew, Marlou de Rouw, Nadia Diamond-Smith, Philip Forth, Mignote Solomon Haile, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Taufique Joarder, Alice Kuan, Seblewengel Lemma, Sasmira Matta, Ahmed Moen, Rituu B. Nanda, Frank K. Nyonator, Ferdous Arfina Osman, Claudia Pereira, Henry B. Perry, James F. Phillips, Meike Schleiff, Melissa Sherry, Rita Thapa, Kebede Worku
Achieving High Quality Care
by Sasha Abraham Gillian Leng Val MooreDrawing on the experience of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Achieving High Quality Care is a practical guide on how to recognise and implement high quality evidence and guidance.This new title provides an overview of the evidence behind successful initiatives designed to change practice and improve the quality of health care. It provides an overall picture of change management, from understanding the barriers to change to how these barriers can best be overcome. It presents a concise summary of the evidence for change, plus examples of specific initiatives drawn from experience of putting NICE guidance into practice.The book includes a wide range of examples of positive change - plus key practical points highlighted throughout the text - to help readers achieve improvements in patient care. Finally, it shows how to measure change, assess improvement to agreed standards and to manage the ongoing process of change towards improving health care.Achieving High Quality Care is a helpful guide for busy health care professionals wanting to improve services and patient care. It is relevant to everyone involved in the organisation and provision of quality health care, including clinicians and health care managers, who are trying to lead change and improve care through implementing evidence-based guidance.
Achieving Justice in the U.S. Healthcare System: Mercy is Sustainable; the Insatiable Thirst for Profit is Not (Library of Public Policy and Public Administration #13)
by Arthur J. DyckThis book focuses on justice and its demands in the way of providing people with medical care. Building on recent insights on the nature of moral perceptions and motivations from the neurosciences, it makes a case for the traditional medical ethic and examines its financial feasibility. The book starts out by giving an account of the concept of justice and tracing it back to the practices and tenets of Hippocrates and his followers, while taking into account findings from the neurosciences. Next, it considers whether the claim that it is just to limit medical care for everyone to some basic minimum is justifiable. The book then addresses finances and expenditures of the US health care system and shows that the growth of expenditures and the percentage of the gross national product spent on health care make for an unsustainable trajectory. In light of the question what should be changed, the book suggests that overdiagnosis and medicalizing normal behavior lead to harmful, costly and unnecessary interventions and are the result of unethical behavior on the part of the pharmaceutical industry and extensive ethical failures of the FDA. The book ends with suggestions about what can be done to put the U.S. health care system on the path to sustainability, better medical care, and compliance with the demands of justice.
Achieving Patient (aka Customer) Experience Excellence: Lessons From a Successful Cultural Transformation in a Hospital
by Rhonda Dishongh Qaalfa Dibeehi Kalina Janevska Gregory D. EricksonWritten by internationally acknowledged experts in the customer and patient experience movement, this book clearly outlines the principles and development phases of a great customer experience transformation. Using an engaging story, it allows readers to follow the journey of Community General, a healthcare organization that went from struggling to being nationally recognized for its performance and customer satisfaction. Demonstrating how Community General was able to achieve its cultural transformation, the book presents valuable lessons learned that can be applied across a wide range of industries.
Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems: Evidence, Strategies and Challenges (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
by Ellen Nolte Sherry Merkur Anders AnellThe idea of person-centred health systems is widely advocated in political and policy declarations to better address health system challenges. A person-centred approach is advocated on political, ethical and instrumental grounds and believed to benefit service users, health professionals and the health system more broadly. However, there is continuing debate about the strategies that are available and effective to promote and implement 'person-centred' approaches. This book brings together the world's leading experts in the field to present the evidence base and analyse current challenges and issues. It examines 'person-centredness' from the different roles people take in health systems, as individual service users, care managers, taxpayers or active citizens. The evidence presented will not only provide invaluable policy advice to practitioners and policymakers working on the design and implementation of person-centred health systems but will also be an excellent resource for academics and graduate students researching health systems in Europe.
Achieving Quality in Brachytherapy (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering)
by B.R. ThomadsenAchieving Quality in Brachytherapy addresses the main issues that often prevent correct delivery of brachytherapy treatment. The book explains how to set up a functional quality assurance program in brachytherapy and covers all the steps needed to undertake particular treatment plans, from the initial planning required to the detailed specification
Achieving Respiratory Health Equality: A United States Perspective (Respiratory Medicine)
by Juan Carlos CeledónIncluding comprehensive coverage of health disparities commonly encountered in pediatric and adult pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, Achieving Respiratory Health Equality in the United States provides a definitive reference on this prominent issue. Expert authors explore questions such as: * What is the evidence that respiratory health disparities exist? * What do we know about the causes of the disparities? * What are the clinical implications? * What can be done to address the particular disparities and thus achieve health equality? Recognizing the magnitude of this problem, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Executive Committee created a Health Equality Sub-Committee, with an initial mandate of defining respiratory health disparities and respiratory health equality in the United States. This book will follow the format of a workshop on respiratory health equality held before the 2015 ATS International Meeting and led by editor Juan Carlos Celed#65533;n. Written by the workshop presenters, this book focuses closely on major risk factors for health, specific respiratory diseases for which health disparities are known to occur, and potential approaches to eliminate such disparities. Achieving Respiratory Health Equality in the United States is a timely resource for researchers, clinicians, and public health practitioners in respiratory medicine.
Achieving STEEEP Health Care: Baylor Health Care System's Quality Improvement Journey
by David J. BallardWinner of a 2014 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!Reaching America‘s true potential to deliver and receive exceptional health care will require not only an immense and concerted effort, but a fundamental change of perspective from medical providers, government officials, industry leaders, and patients alike. The Institute of
Achieving Safe Health Care: Delivery of Safe Patient Care at Baylor Scott & White Health
by Jan ComptonWinner of a 2016 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!A recent article published in the Journal of Patient Safety estimated that more than 400,000 lives are lost each year due to preventable patient events in American hospitals. Preventable patient safety events are the third leading cause of death in the United States. While most hea
Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
by Donna O. Farley Susan L. Lovejoy Mary Salisbury Melony E. SorberoTo learn how hospital labor and delivery units can achieve effective and sustainable teamwork practices and how much such practices affect staff experiences and patient outcomes, RAND researchers studied five units as they implemented improvements in their teamwork practices over a one-year period. They identified some key factors required by any given strategy for teamwork improvement but no standard template for implementation.
Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity For Surveillance And Response To Emerging Diseases Of Zoonotic Origin: Workshop Report
by Institute of Medicine National Research Council of the National AcademiesOne of the biggest threats today is the uncertainty surrounding the emergence of a novel pathogen or the re-emergence of a known infectious disease that might result in disease outbreaks with great losses of human life and immense global economic consequences. Over the past six decades, most of the emerging infectious disease events in humans have been caused by zoonotic pathogens--those infectious agents that are transmitted from animals to humans. In June 2008, the Institute of Medicine's and National Research Council's Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin convened a workshop. This workshop addressed the reasons for the transmission of zoonotic disease and explored the current global capacity for zoonotic disease surveillance.
Achieving Sustainable Workplace Wellbeing (Aligning Perspectives On Health, Safety And Well-being Ser.)
by David Watson Kevin Daniels Olga Tregaskis Rachel NayaniIn this groundbreaking interdisciplinary work, the authors focus on organizational analysis to understand workplace wellbeing, deviating from previous research that mostly looks at the individual worker or intervention. In addressing the question of why workplace health and wellbeing practices initiatives fall short of delivering sustained improvements in worker wellbeing, this book moves beyond localized explanations of the failure of specific interventions. Instead, it creates theoretical frameworks that explain how wellbeing at work can be improved and sustained. The authors use evidence from systematic and comprehensive surveys of the literature as well as new empirical research, and present an explanatory framework of the processes through which organizations change to implement and accommodate workplace health and wellbeing practices. Learning, adaptation and continuation explain successful implementation of workplace health and wellbeing practices, while Gestalting, fracturing and grafting explain how organizations resolve or negotiate conflict between health and wellbeing practices and existing organizational procedures, systems and practices. In addition, the authors reflect on the implications for research of reframing the unit of analysis as the organization and how studies on workplace wellbeing practices can provide a conceptual platform for thinking about the way organizations can create social value in a broader sense. This book, authored by experts in their field, is a great resource for academics and professionals of organizational studies and of worker wellbeing across the social sciences, behavioural sciences, business and management courses, wellbeing research, and labour studies.
Achieving an AIDS Transition
by Mead OverFive million people in poor countries are receiving AIDS treatment, but international AIDS policy is still in crisis. Donors are giving less than they had been, even though infections continue unabated, and the number of people dependent on treatment rises each year.This book proposes a feasible medium-term objective for AIDS policy: achieving an "AIDS transition," that is, keeping AIDS deaths down by sustaining treatment while pushing new infections even lower, so that the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS begins to decline. How? Through a new, incentive-driven strategy to improve HIV prevention and a sustained effort to get the most from AIDS treatment.
Achtergronden van farmaceutische patiëntenzorg (Basiswerk AG)
by Jeroen MentinkDit boek gaat in op het leveren van farmaceutische patiëntenzorg. Om deze zorg goed te kunnen leveren is het noodzakelijk meer te weten over onderwerpen die daar een belangrijke rol bij spelen: denk aan medicatieveiligheid, het goed uitvoeren van medicatiebewaking, polyfarmacie, de invloed van therapietrouw en de samenwerking tussen de verschillende zorgverleners, zoals de huisarts, de praktijkondersteuner, de thuiszorg, de specialisten in het ziekenhuis en andere apotheken. In het boek is ook aandacht voor de rol van de mantelzorger, de zorg aan de patiënt die niet meer beter wordt (palliatieve zorg) en de kwaliteit van zorg die elke apotheek moet leveren.Achtergronden van farmaceutische patiëntenzorg is een geheel nieuw boek. Het heeft zijn eigen plek gekregen naast het standaardwerk Farmacotherapie voor apothekersassistenten. Het boek sluit door de inhoud naadloos aan op de onderdelen B1-K1 ‘Voert geïndividualiseerde farmaceutische patiëntenzorg uit’, B1-K1 ‘Verleent niet-receptgestuurde zorg aan de patiënt’ en B1-K4-W3 ‘Werkt multidisciplinair samen en stemt werkzaamheden af (samenwerking)’ uit het Kwalificatiedossier. Daarnaast is het boek bij uitstek geschikt om ingezet te worden bij het keuzedeel ‘Specifieke doelgroepen voor de apothekersassistent’. In Nederland is het begrip ‘farmaceutische patiëntenzorg (FPZ)’ in 1993 geïntroduceerd. Bij farmaceutische patiëntenzorg vindt een intensievere begeleiding van patiënten plaats door de apotheek. Het doel is dat de patiënt zijn geneesmiddelen zo effectief, correct en veilig mogelijk gebruikt. Dit kan alleen als het apotheekteam de patiënt goed kan informeren over de geneesmiddelen, de toediening en het doel of belang van de behandeling. Farmaceutische patiëntenzorg wordt geleverd door het hele apotheekteam. Achtergronden van farmaceutische patiëntenzorg is geschikt voor iedereen die de opleiding tot apothekersassistent volgt. Daarnaast is het als naslagwerk erg handig in de dagelijkse praktijk van de apotheek.Jeroen Mentink is openbaar apotheker in Zierikzee. Naast zijn werkzaamheden als apotheker is hij actief in het onderwijs en heeft hij ruime ervaring met (na)scholing van apothekers, farmaceutisch consulenten en apothekersassistenten. Verder heeft hij zitting in diverse (vakinhoudelijke) commissies en is hij actief als auteur van scholingen en naslagwerken.
Achtsam einsam sein: Ein interdisziplinärer Überblick über die Kunst der inneren Unabhängigkeit
by Hans-Arved WillbergIn diesem populären Fachbuch werden die Chancen des Alleinseins und der Einsamkeit für die persönliche Entwicklung und die eigene psychische Gesundheit aufgezeigt. Denn Einsamkeit ist nicht dasselbe wie Vereinsamung. Vereinsamung schwächt die psychophysische Konstitution und kann krank machen. Aber Einsamkeit kann auch die Gesundheit stärken. Einsamkeit gehört zu den notwendigen menschlichen Reifungserfahrungen und birgt Quellen für Kreativität. Dieses Buch differenziert die gesunde Einsamkeit von der kränkenden und krank machenden Einsamkeit. Erkenntnisse aus Psychologie und Sozialwissenschaften geben einen interdisziplinären Überblick über die Phänomene Einsamkeit und Vereinsamung, beschreiben das menschliche Bedürfnis nach Nähe und Distanz, konzentrieren sich aber darauf, welche Ressourcen im Alleinsein liegen: Wie komme ich zu mir selbst? Und wie bleibe ich dort, wenn ständig Eindrücke weiterer Menschen auf mich einwirken? Wie bewahre ich meine eigene Würde? Wie finde ich durch bewusste Distanz und Achtsamkeit zu mehr persönlicher Kreativität? Dieses Buch für Fachpersonen aus Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Beratung und Pädagogik macht Mut, sich die Quellen gesunder Einsamkeit zu erschließen und gibt Hinweise darauf, wie das geschehen kann.
Achtsamkeit für Kinder, Jugendliche und Familien: Forschung in die Praxis integrieren
by Herman Hay LoDieses Buch analysiert achtsamkeitsbasierte Programme für Kinder und Jugendliche mit unterschiedlichen Bedürfnissen sowie deren Eltern und anderen Familienmitgliedern. Es zeigt auf, wie ein Achtsamkeitsansatz bei dieser spezifischen Bevölkerungsgruppe angewendet wurde. Dazu beleuchtet es diverse Theorien und Evidenzen in diesem wachsenden Interessengebiet und berücksichtigt Anpassungen an Kinder und Jugendliche mit unterschiedlichen Diagnosen und deren Familiensituation. Es zeigt achtsames Elternsein in Bezug auf die Entwicklungsbedürfnisse von Kindern, relevante Implementierungsfragen im Alltag sowie die erforderlichen Kompetenzen von Achtsamkeitslehrern auf. Wichtige Themen in Kürze: Anwendung achtsamkeitsbasierter Programme zur Bewältigung der Entwicklungsaufgaben – unter Berücksichtigung der unterschiedlichen Bedürfnisse von Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie der Herausforderungen im Bereich der psychischen Gesundheit und sozialen Betreuung. Achtsamkeitsbasierte Programme für Eltern und Lehrer und deren Auswirkungen auf Kinder. Implementierung der wissenschaftlichen und ethischen Erkenntnisse von Achtsamkeitsschulung in den verschiedenen Entwicklungsphasen von Kindern. Achtsamkeit für Kinder, Jugendliche und Familien ist eine wichtige Ressource für Forscher, Professoren und Doktoranden sowie für Kliniker, Therapeuten und verwandte Fachkräfte in der Entwicklungspsychologie, Schulpsychologie, Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie, Sozialarbeit, Public Health, Pädiatrie, komplementärer und alternativer Medizin sowie in allen verwandten Disziplinen.
Achtsamkeit im Studium: Impulse für eine gesundheitsfördernde Hochschulentwicklung (essentials)
by Antje Miksch Hubert OstermaierAchtsamkeit leistet einen wesentlichen Beitrag dazu, dass Gesundheitsförderung gelingt. Dies gilt für einzelne Menschen, wie auch für Organisationen. In diesem Essential wird dargestellt, welches Potenzial Achtsamkeit und damit verbunden die Kultivierung von Präsenz und Mitgefühl in Hochschulen entfalten kann. Gelingende Lernprozesse im Studium brauchen eine Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, die das Wohlbefinden von Studierenden und die Entwicklung von Gestaltungskompetenz fördert. Lehrende haben hierbei als Multiplikatoren eine Schlüsselfunktion. Im Buch werden die Zusammenhänge zu einer gesundheitsfördernden Hochschulentwicklung und die Wirkung weit über das Studium und die Hochschule hinaus aufgezeigt. Es richtet sich an Lehrende, Studierende und Führungskräfte an Hochschulen sowie Verantwortliche für Personalentwicklung und Gesundheitsmanagement in allen Organisationen.
Achtsamkeit in Arbeitswelten: Für eine Kultur des Bewusstseins in Unternehmen und Organisationen (FOM-Edition)
by Yong-Seun Chang-Gusko Judith Heße-Husain Manfred Cassens Claudia Meßtorff„Achtsamkeit“ ist ein im Gesundheitsbereich zunehmend beachtetes Thema. Etliche Unternehmen richten Achtsamkeitsseminare für ihre Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter mit dem Ziel aus, die Gesundheit und Zufriedenheit der Belegschaft zu stärken, Produktivitätsverluste zu vermeiden und ihre Attraktivität als Arbeitgeber vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels zu stärken. Doch was genau ist unter Achtsamkeit zu verstehen und in welche Arbeitswelten hat sie Einlass gefunden? Und welche wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zur Achtsamkeit liegen vor?Diesen und weiteren Fragen gehen die Autorinnen und Autoren in diesem Buch nach: Sie informieren zunächst über die Geschichte der Achtsamkeit und fassen Ergebnisse aus der Grundlagenforschung zu psychobiologischen Korrelaten der Achtsamkeit zusammen. Anschließend werden Herausforderungen, Bedarfe und bestehende Ansätze der Achtsamkeitsförderung in ausgewählten Arbeitswelten des Gesundheits- und Sozialwesens, der Verwaltung und Bildung sowie der Wirtschaft vorgestellt. In einem abschließenden Beitrag zur Evaluation eines achtsamkeitsbasierten Führungsprogramms werden Wege aufgezeigt, wie in Unternehmenskontexten eine wissenschaftlich qualitative Evaluationsstudie durchgeführt werden kann.Eine gelungene Verbindung von Grundlagenwissen und Praxisbezug, die Leser aus Wissenschaft und Praxis anspricht.
Achtsamkeit und Selbstmitgefühl: Anwendungen in der psychotherapeutischen Praxis (Psychotherapie: Praxis)
by Hinrich Bents Miriam Gschwendt Johannes ManderDieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über Konzepte und Praxis von Achtsamkeit und Selbstmitgefühl in der Psychotherapie, stellt störungsspezifische Anwendungen in der Erwachsenenpsychotherapie und in der Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie vor und skizziert Entwicklungen in unterschiedlichen Settings (von Paartherapie bis Onlinetherapie). Achtsamkeit und Selbstmitgefühl sind Prinzipien mit einer weit zurückreichenden Geschichte. Diese Traditionen erleben im psychosozialen Bereich eine Renaissance – vielleicht als sinnstiftendes Gegengewicht zu den unüberschaubar gewordenen komplexen Anforderungen einer multipel vernetzten Welt. Auch in die moderne, wissenschaftlich fundierte Psychotherapie haben Achtsamkeitskonzepte als theoretische Grundlage wie auch in praktischen Anwendungen Eingang gefunden. Geschrieben für … Psychologische und Ärztliche Psychotherapeuten, Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeuten, Psychiater, Ärzte aller Fachrichtungen, psychosoziale Berufe in Kliniken, Beratungsstellen und anderen komplementären Einrichtungen, Psychotherapeuten in der Ausbildung. Die Herausgeber: Dr. Hinrich Bents – Psychologischer Psychotherapeut, Geschäftsführender Direktor des Zentrums für Psychologische Psychotherapie der Universität Heidelberg (ZPP Heidelberg). Dr. Miriam Gschwendt – Psychologische Psychotherapeutin, Praxengemeinschaft Psychotherapie im Mathematikon, Heidelberg. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Johannes Mander – Psychologischer Psychotherapeut, stellvertretende Studienleitung und Psychotherapieforschung am ZPP Heidelberg.