<![CDATA[Working as an addiction counselor involves specific challenges that might increase one's predisposition to suffering from psychopathology. Therefore, it is paramount for counselors to maintain holistic self-care and self-improvement. The mindfulness approach has good efficacy for improving the wellness of the clinical population, but data regarding its use for health workers, including addiction counselors, are limited. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) comprises specific exercise procedures usable for stress management and improving counselors' overall well-being. Related to the notion, other than discussing salient challenges faced by addiction counselors, this paper also discusses how a mindfulness-based approach might be applicable among addiction counselors, added with a brief guide for performing the MBSR.]]>
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