The purpose of this 2-part assignment is to examine how mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions are used to facilitate healing and recovery for individuals with histories of trauma. Students will have selected and received approval from the instructor regarding a population of focus and trauma type (e.g., bullying, disasters, physical abuse, sexual abuse). In part 1 of this research paper, students will have reviewed the literature and will have described how mindfulness has been used for their chosen topic. In part 2 of the research paper, students will select a specific mindfulness-based intervention and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention based on their appraisal of the current literature.The length of the paper is to be no less than 7 pages and no greater than 10 pages excluding the title and reference pages in APA format. Part 1 is the paper below, do not repeat part 1.
- Describe how you conducted your literature review, including steps and processes for locating and critiquing relevant articles. What search terms and keywords were used?
- Briefly describe in your inclusion criteria. What articles were included and why?
- Briefly describe and critique each article that was included in your literature review. Succinctly describe each articles strengths and limitations.
- Were there any themes across the articles that were included in your review? If so, what did you learn?
- Briefly answer your research question.
Rubric:
Student has critically assessed the literature on the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for their chosen topic.
Student has examined the literature on a mindfulness-based intervention for their chosen topic.
Sources are appropriately integrated throughout the paper and are cited using APA style
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