title: Evaluating the effectiveness of enhancing resilience in human service professionals using a retreat-based Mindfulness with Metta Training Program: a randomised control trial.
abstract: This paper explores the feasibility of a brief Mindfulness with Metta Training Program (MMTP), targeting the enhancement of mindfulness and self-compassion in a retreat format, as a means of increasing resilience in human services professionals. In this randomised control trial, 44 human services professionals were randomly allocated either to a MMTP retreat group or to a control group. Following the MMTP intervention, no significant differences between the retreat and control groups were found on resilience, mindfulness and self-compassion variables. However, significant improvements were observed over time for the retreat group for mindfulness and self-compassion at one and four months and for resilience at four-months post MMTP intervention. The results of this pilot study show that MMTP in a retreat format is a promising method of increasing resilience, mindfulness and self-compassion in human services professionals.
authors.affiliation: a Bond University, Psychology , ROBINA , Australia .
authors.forename: Aileen M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pidgeon
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Klaassen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D026686:Beneficence; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult