Although research has documented a number of personal benefits for psychotherapists who practice mindfulness, the existing research examining the effects of psychotherapist mindfulness on client treatment outcomes has been mixed. The purpose of this study was to test whether a brief mindfulness training program for trainee psychotherapists could have a positive impact on psychotherapists’ ratings of their own state and trait mindfulness as well as on psychotherapy session outcomes. In this randomized-controlled crossover trial, 40 graduate student psychotherapists from 2 universities were assigned to either a mindfulness or a control group. Psychotherapists in the mindfulness group received a brief 5-week manualized mindfulness training program; those in the control group received the program after a 5-week no-contact period. Psychotherapists who received the mindfulness training showed improvements in state and trait mindfulness that were significantly greater than the changes seen in the control group. Psychotherapists also reported a significantly higher level of presence in treatment sessions after attending the training compared to the control condition; however, no differences in clients’ ratings of psychotherapist presence or session effectiveness were observed between the 2 conditions. Implications for psychotherapist training and mindfulness practice are discussed.

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一项针对学生心理治疗师的正念随机对照交叉试验。

尽管研究记录了练习正念的心理治疗师对个人的许多好处，但现有的研究心理治疗师正念对客户治疗结果的影响却喜忧参半。本研究的目的是测试针对实习心理治疗师的简短正念培训计划是否会对心理治疗师对自身状态和特质正念的评分以及心理治疗课程结果产生积极影响。在这项随机对照交叉试验中，来自 2 所大学的 40 名研究生心理治疗师被分配到正念组或对照组。正念组的心理治疗师接受了为期 5 周的简短手动正念训练计划；对照组的人在 5 周的无接触期后接受了该计划。接受正念训练的心理治疗师在状态和特质正念方面的改善明显大于对照组的变化。心理治疗师还报告说，与对照条件相比，参加培训后的治疗过程中存在显着更高的水平；然而，在这两种情况下，没有观察到来访者对心理治疗师在场或治疗效果的评价存在差异。讨论了对心理治疗师培训和正念练习的影响。心理治疗师还报告说，与对照条件相比，参加培训后的治疗过程中存在显着更高的水平；然而，在这两种情况下，没有观察到来访者对心理治疗师在场或治疗效果的评价存在差异。讨论了对心理治疗师培训和正念练习的影响。心理治疗师还报告说，与对照条件相比，参加培训后的治疗过程中存在显着更高的水平；然而，在这两种情况下，没有观察到来访者对心理治疗师在场或治疗效果的评价存在差异。讨论了对心理治疗师培训和正念练习的影响。