ABSTRACT

Students working toward a Master’s of Social Work in Israeli colleges must complete a demanding research seminar course, a source of stress for many. Focusing is a contemplative practice that these and other students may use to self-regulate their emotions and better cope with the seminar course and beyond. This qualitative research assessed the impact of introducing a modified focusing approach to 17 MSW students enrolled in a research seminar course at a college in Northern Israel. Participants wrote individual reflections on their experience. Analysis revealed four main themes: turning inward, clear thinking, the body knows (a sense of knowledge), and practical application (a sense of efficacy). The results of this contemplative pedagogy suggest students who learn meditative methods of self-regulation, such as focusing, can shift rapidly from stressful states.

摘要

在以色列大学攻读社会工作硕士学位的学生必须完成要求很高的研究研讨会课程，这对许多人来说是压力的来源。专注是一种沉思练习，这些学生和其他学生可以使用它来自我调节自己的情绪并更好地应对研讨会课程及其他课程。这项定性研究评估了在以色列北部一所大学参加研究研讨会课程的 17 名 MSW 学生引入改进的聚焦方法的影响。参与者就他们的经历写下个人反思。分析揭示了四个主题：向内转、思维清晰、身体知道（知识感）和实际应用（功效感）。这种沉思教学法的结果建议学生学习自我调节的冥想方法，例如专注，