Brandt Kam is a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) where he's earning his Master's in Social Work with a focus on Behavioral Mental Health. His particular interest range from the impact that mindfulness has on social justice issues to mindfulness-based interventions that can be utilized in multi-cultural setting. During his spare time, Brandt enjoys surfing, body boarding ( or anything involving the ocean), and reading.
A study led by Alexandra Martelli investigated whether more mindful individuals (based on self-report measure scores) would respond to social rejection with less distress and if certain neurological mechanisms in the brain’s prefrontal cortex can potentially explain the role of mindfulness in reduced social distress.
Mindfulness practices can enhance a therapist’s ability to intentionally and flexibly regulate attention as well as emotional reactivity which has been demonstrated to influence burnout.
The amount of research involving mindfulness interventions has grown exponentially; however, only in the last decade has mindfulness research involving adolescents rapidly increased.
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