The Effects of Mindfulness-based Training in Undergraduate Students of Translation and Interpreting

"The CRAFT program was created by P. Posadas, PhD (Posadas 2017). This program aims to cultivate positive emotions toward oneself and others, engaging socio-emotional processes and activating traits such as empathy, motivation and creativity. It has been previously implemented in other Higher Education Institutions (Rull et al 2019, Posadas 2018, 2019).~It originally consists of 8 weekly classes, 2 hours each (18 hours direct instruction) but it has been adapted and extended due to the situation caused by the COVID19 pandemic.~The resulting 12 week program is structured along the following topics: Consciousness, Relaxation-Breathing-Regulation, Mindfulness/Full Attention, Bliss, Transcendence, Communication as Connection, Mindfully, Consciously and Blissfully Living our Daily Lives, My Work of Art My Wonderful Craft Work Here and Now, Time and Energy Management, Passion and Compassion in the COVID context."

"The MBSR program is a group-based therapy which teaches mindfulness skills through a range of formal and informal mindfulness practices. Created by Kabat-Zinn (1982), in the current study it is taught by an officially accredited instructor and is compliant with the guidelines established by Brown University and the University of Massachusetts, USA.~It originally consists of 8 weekly classes, 2 hours each (18 hours direct instruction) but it has been adapted and extended due to the situation caused by the COVID19 pandemic.~The resulting 12 week program is structured along the following topics: The Underpinnings of MBSR, The Perception of Reality, Emotion Regulation, Understanding Stress: The Mind-Body Relation, Responding to Stress, Communication and Personal Relations, Daily Life Management, My Personal Plan: The First Week of the Rest of my Life, Time and Energy Management, Emotion Regulation in the COVID context."