The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a descriptive understanding of couple and family counseling trainees’ experiences of using mindfulness techniques in their group supervision course. Counselor educators have called for additional research on the topic of mindfulness in counseling training programs because the current literature shows differing outcomes. The six trainees who participated in this study had completed between 1 and 2 years of coursework at the graduate level and were beginning their practicum requirements through the University’s counseling center. The counseling trainees participated in a focused mindfulness activity as a way to transition from their busy everyday routines to discussing and reflecting on their client’s progress, as well as their own experience within the therapy setting. Themes from the trainee’s responses highlighted a positive experience to learning mindfulness. Some trainees, however, expressed concern with using mindfulness in the therapy room until they felt more practiced in the techniques. Overall, our findings indicate that the use of mindfulness as a supervisory tool produced many benefits in the course of training. Implications for both training practices and future research on mindfulness with trainees are discussed.

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督导中的正念实践：培训辅导员的经验

这项定性研究的目的是对夫妻和家庭咨询受训者在小组督导课程中使用正念技巧的经历进行描述性理解。辅导员教育工作者呼吁对辅导培训计划中的正念主题进行更多研究，因为当前的文献显示了不同的结果。参与本研究的六名学员完成了 1 到 2 年的研究生课程，并通过大学的咨询中心开始了他们的实习要求。辅导学员参加了集中的正念活动，以此从忙碌的日常生活过渡到讨论和反思客户的进展以及他们自己在治疗环境中的经验。受训者回答的主题突出了学习正念的积极体验。然而，一些受训者对在治疗室使用正念表示担忧，直到他们觉得这些技巧得到了更多的练习。总体而言，我们的研究结果表明，使用正念作为监督工具在培训过程中产生了许多好处。讨论了培训实践和未来对受训者进行正念研究的意义。