Month: February 2006

I am a school social worker, working in a secondary school for more than ten years. My initial encounter with Buddhism is from reading social work books and articles which mention about the basic concepts of Buddhism and its applications in counseling. It impresses that there are many practitioners employ meditation skills to help their clients regulate their emotions and release their inner strengths. Some developed holistic approaches in hospice care also apply concept about death in Buddhism. Those clinical experiences interest me a lot and show me how Buddhist teachings inform the development of western psychotherapy.