Cassandra Vieten
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1136810 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cassandra Vieten |
| PRENOMES | Cassandra |
| SOBRENOME | Vieten |
| ASSINATURA | VIETEN C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3081-5174 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
A scoping review of compassion, empathy and belonging in undergraduate mentorship programs
Undergraduate students experience significant stress while navigating post-secondary education. Stressors such as increased workload and time management challenges can negatively impact students’ academic performance, sense of belonging, and overall well-being. Faculty-led undergraduate mentorship programs have been successful at helping students overcome academic, social, and emotional barriers that can hinder student success. However, faculty-l…
The religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of mental health educators
Currently, little is known about the religious and spiritual (RS) beliefs and practices of faculty in graduate mental health training programs. Here, we analyze data from a recent survey of 1,956 faculty in accredited counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work programs across the U.S. to provide the first national assessment of RS beliefs and practices of faculty in these disciplines. Results indicate that many hold RS b…
Addressing Spirituality and Religion in Mental Health Graduate Coursework
Accreditation and ethical standards across the professions of counseling, marriage and family therapy (MFT), psychology, and social work include spirituality and/or religion (S/R) as core areas of multicultural diversity that will ideally be addressed in training and clinical practice. However, many graduate programs face logistic challenges for equipping students with basic attitudes, knowledge, and skills to attend to patients’ S/R. The purpose…
Promoting training in spiritual and religious competencies for mental health care
Revalidating the religious/spiritually integrated practice assessment scale for educators across four mental health disciplines
This paper describes the validation of the Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale for Educators (RSIPAS-EDU) with a diverse sample of faculty in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, and psychology. Full-time faculty at accredited graduate schools across disciplines were invited to participate in an online survey that included the RSIPAS-EDU, and 1,742 completed it. Results support the RSIPAS-EDU as a reliable …
Helpful and Harmful Approaches to Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Mental Health Care
Current Mental Health Clients’ Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices
This article describes the results of a cross-sectional survey of current mental health clients’ religious/spiritual beliefs and practices, as well as how clients perceive such practices as influencing their mental health. A total of 989 self-identified mental health clients across the United States completed an anonymous online survey in 2018. This survey included several items and instruments to measure clients’ religious affiliation, religious…
Spiritual and religious competency training for mental health care professionals
Spirituality and religion (R/S) are important aspects of diversity and functioning for most people, and training in these areas for mental health professionals is needed. But how much training is enough? This paper proposes R/S training guidelines that can be used to inform coursework, practicum/internship didactic training, and supervision
Mental health professionals’ perspectives on the relevance of religion and spirituality to mental health care
There is a growing consensus among mental health care professionals that mental health professionals should be trained in R/S competencies. Strong agreement exists that basic R/S competencies include respect, empathy, examination of bias, and routine assessment of R/S in mental health care. Four in five of those surveyed agree that more active competencies, such as identifying and addressing religious and spiritual struggles and problems and help…
The Effects of a Prenatal Mindfulness Intervention on Infant Autonomic and Behavioral Reactivity and Regulation
OBJECTIVE: Maternal health and wellness during pregnancy are associated with long-term health outcomes in children. The current study examined whether infants of women who participated in a mindfulness-based intervention during pregnancy that reduced levels of stress and depression, increased physical activity, and improved glucose tolerance differed on biobehavioral markers of psychopathological and physical health risk compared with infants of …
The Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health
Despite a growing interest in the relationship between religion and spirituality (RS) and mental health across helping professions, less is known about clients' perceived relevance of these areas. This article describes the development and validation of the Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health (RRSMH) scale, and responses to the first national survey of clients' perceived relevance of RS to mental health. Specifically, a sample…
Spiritual and religious competencies in psychology
Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important aspects of human diversity that should be explicitly addressed in the field of psychology. The field has already included R/S in its definitions of multiculturalism, but while multicultural training is routinely included in doctoral level psychology course work and internship programs, it rarely includes specific training in R/S diversity. Polls of the American public indicate that religion and spirit…
Current Mental Health Clients' Attitudes Regarding Religion and Spirituality in Treatment
Over the last several years, there has been a growing interest in clients' views toward integrating their religion and spirituality (RS) into mental health treatment. However, most of these studies have been limited to small samples and specific populations, regions, and/or clinical issues. This article describes the first national survey of current mental health clients across the US regarding their attitudes towards integrating their RS in trea…
Novel Interventions to Reduce Stress and Overeating in Overweight Pregnant Women
Engagement in a Community-Based Integral Practice Program Enhances Well-being
This project examined associations between engagement in a community-based integral practice program and measures of health and well-being. In this prospective withinsubjects uncontrolled cohort study, 53 participants of Integral Transformative Practice (ITP), a program that incorporates movement, nutritional and exercise recommendations, affirmations, contemplative introspection, theory and philosophy, and group discussions and activities, were …
Potential for a Stress Reduction Intervention to Promote Healthy Gestational Weight Gain
Spiritual and religious competencies for psychologists
It is clear from polls of the general public that religion and spirituality are important in most people’s lives. In addition, the spiritual and religious landscape is becoming increasingly diverse, with nearly a fifth of people unaffiliated with a religion, and increasing numbers of people identifying themselves as spiritual, but not religious. Religion and spirituality have been empirically linked to a number of psychological health and well-be…
A compassionate approach to the treatment of addictive behaviors
Dr Alan Marlatt dedicated the last decade of his research career to development and assessment of mindfulness-based treatments for addictive behaviors. From his research in the 1970s on effects of transcendental meditation to several recent trials of vipassana and other mindfulness-based practices, Alan inspired and laid the foundation for the development of numerous interventions and studies on mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments for sub…
Negative Affect, Emotional Acceptance, and Smoking Cessation
This article describes recent theoretical developments and empirical findings regarding the role of negative affect (NA) and emotion regulation in nicotine dependence and smoking cessation. It begins with a review of affect-based models of addiction that address conditioning, affect motivational, and neurobiological mechanisms and then describes the role of NA and emotion regulation in the initiation and maintenance of cigarette smoking. Next, th…
Spiritual and religious competencies in psychology
Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important aspects of human diversity that should be explicitly addressed in the field of psychology. The field has already included R/S in its definitions of multiculturalism, but while multicultural training is routinely included in doctoral level psychology course work and internship programs, it rarely includes specific training in R/S diversity. Polls of the American public indicate that religion and spirit…
The Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health
Despite a growing interest in the relationship between religion and spirituality (RS) and mental health across helping professions, less is known about clients' perceived relevance of these areas. This article describes the development and validation of the Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health (RRSMH) scale, and responses to the first national survey of clients' perceived relevance of RS to mental health. Specifically, a sample…
Current Mental Health Clients' Attitudes Regarding Religion and Spirituality in Treatment
Over the last several years, there has been a growing interest in clients' views toward integrating their religion and spirituality (RS) into mental health treatment. However, most of these studies have been limited to small samples and specific populations, regions, and/or clinical issues. This article describes the first national survey of current mental health clients across the US regarding their attitudes towards integrating their RS in trea…
Current Mental Health Clients’ Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices
This article describes the results of a cross-sectional survey of current mental health clients’ religious/spiritual beliefs and practices, as well as how clients perceive such practices as influencing their mental health. A total of 989 self-identified mental health clients across the United States completed an anonymous online survey in 2018. This survey included several items and instruments to measure clients’ religious affiliation, religious…
Spiritual and religious competency training for mental health care professionals
Spirituality and religion (R/S) are important aspects of diversity and functioning for most people, and training in these areas for mental health professionals is needed. But how much training is enough? This paper proposes R/S training guidelines that can be used to inform coursework, practicum/internship didactic training, and supervision
Negative Affect, Emotional Acceptance, and Smoking Cessation
This article describes recent theoretical developments and empirical findings regarding the role of negative affect (NA) and emotion regulation in nicotine dependence and smoking cessation. It begins with a review of affect-based models of addiction that address conditioning, affect motivational, and neurobiological mechanisms and then describes the role of NA and emotion regulation in the initiation and maintenance of cigarette smoking. Next, th…
A compassionate approach to the treatment of addictive behaviors
Dr Alan Marlatt dedicated the last decade of his research career to development and assessment of mindfulness-based treatments for addictive behaviors. From his research in the 1970s on effects of transcendental meditation to several recent trials of vipassana and other mindfulness-based practices, Alan inspired and laid the foundation for the development of numerous interventions and studies on mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments for sub…
Spiritual and religious competencies for psychologists
It is clear from polls of the general public that religion and spirituality are important in most people’s lives. In addition, the spiritual and religious landscape is becoming increasingly diverse, with nearly a fifth of people unaffiliated with a religion, and increasing numbers of people identifying themselves as spiritual, but not religious. Religion and spirituality have been empirically linked to a number of psychological health and well-be…
Engagement in a Community-Based Integral Practice Program Enhances Well-being
This project examined associations between engagement in a community-based integral practice program and measures of health and well-being. In this prospective withinsubjects uncontrolled cohort study, 53 participants of Integral Transformative Practice (ITP), a program that incorporates movement, nutritional and exercise recommendations, affirmations, contemplative introspection, theory and philosophy, and group discussions and activities, were …
Potential for a Stress Reduction Intervention to Promote Healthy Gestational Weight Gain
Novel Interventions to Reduce Stress and Overeating in Overweight Pregnant Women
The Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health
Despite a growing interest in the relationship between religion and spirituality (RS) and mental health across helping professions, less is known about clients' perceived relevance of these areas. This article describes the development and validation of the Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health (RRSMH) scale, and responses to the first national survey of clients' perceived relevance of RS to mental health. Specifically, a sample…
Spiritual and religious competencies in psychology
Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important aspects of human diversity that should be explicitly addressed in the field of psychology. The field has already included R/S in its definitions of multiculturalism, but while multicultural training is routinely included in doctoral level psychology course work and internship programs, it rarely includes specific training in R/S diversity. Polls of the American public indicate that religion and spirit…
Current Mental Health Clients' Attitudes Regarding Religion and Spirituality in Treatment
Over the last several years, there has been a growing interest in clients' views toward integrating their religion and spirituality (RS) into mental health treatment. However, most of these studies have been limited to small samples and specific populations, regions, and/or clinical issues. This article describes the first national survey of current mental health clients across the US regarding their attitudes towards integrating their RS in trea…
The Effects of a Prenatal Mindfulness Intervention on Infant Autonomic and Behavioral Reactivity and Regulation
OBJECTIVE: Maternal health and wellness during pregnancy are associated with long-term health outcomes in children. The current study examined whether infants of women who participated in a mindfulness-based intervention during pregnancy that reduced levels of stress and depression, increased physical activity, and improved glucose tolerance differed on biobehavioral markers of psychopathological and physical health risk compared with infants of …
Mental health professionals’ perspectives on the relevance of religion and spirituality to mental health care
There is a growing consensus among mental health care professionals that mental health professionals should be trained in R/S competencies. Strong agreement exists that basic R/S competencies include respect, empathy, examination of bias, and routine assessment of R/S in mental health care. Four in five of those surveyed agree that more active competencies, such as identifying and addressing religious and spiritual struggles and problems and help…
Helpful and Harmful Approaches to Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Mental Health Care
Current Mental Health Clients’ Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices
This article describes the results of a cross-sectional survey of current mental health clients’ religious/spiritual beliefs and practices, as well as how clients perceive such practices as influencing their mental health. A total of 989 self-identified mental health clients across the United States completed an anonymous online survey in 2018. This survey included several items and instruments to measure clients’ religious affiliation, religious…
Spiritual and religious competency training for mental health care professionals
Spirituality and religion (R/S) are important aspects of diversity and functioning for most people, and training in these areas for mental health professionals is needed. But how much training is enough? This paper proposes R/S training guidelines that can be used to inform coursework, practicum/internship didactic training, and supervision
Promoting training in spiritual and religious competencies for mental health care
Revalidating the religious/spiritually integrated practice assessment scale for educators across four mental health disciplines
This paper describes the validation of the Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale for Educators (RSIPAS-EDU) with a diverse sample of faculty in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, and psychology. Full-time faculty at accredited graduate schools across disciplines were invited to participate in an online survey that included the RSIPAS-EDU, and 1,742 completed it. Results support the RSIPAS-EDU as a reliable …
A scoping review of compassion, empathy and belonging in undergraduate mentorship programs
Undergraduate students experience significant stress while navigating post-secondary education. Stressors such as increased workload and time management challenges can negatively impact students’ academic performance, sense of belonging, and overall well-being. Faculty-led undergraduate mentorship programs have been successful at helping students overcome academic, social, and emotional barriers that can hinder student success. However, faculty-l…
The religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of mental health educators
Currently, little is known about the religious and spiritual (RS) beliefs and practices of faculty in graduate mental health training programs. Here, we analyze data from a recent survey of 1,956 faculty in accredited counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work programs across the U.S. to provide the first national assessment of RS beliefs and practices of faculty in these disciplines. Results indicate that many hold RS b…
Addressing Spirituality and Religion in Mental Health Graduate Coursework
Accreditation and ethical standards across the professions of counseling, marriage and family therapy (MFT), psychology, and social work include spirituality and/or religion (S/R) as core areas of multicultural diversity that will ideally be addressed in training and clinical practice. However, many graduate programs face logistic challenges for equipping students with basic attitudes, knowledge, and skills to attend to patients’ S/R. The purpose…
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (15 obras) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (13 obras) · Spirituality (12 obras) · Mental health (11 obras) · Psychotherapist (11 obras) · Alternative medicine (10 obras) · Clinical Psychology (9 obras) · Psychiatry (8 obras) · Religion, Society, and Development (5 obras)