A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELING COMPETENCY OF VOLUNTEER MONKS IN HEALING MIND OF PATIENTS

Abstract

The objectives of the research on the Buddhist counseling psychology competency development program for monks on mental relief of patients are 1) to study the elements of the Buddhist psychology counseling competency for monks on mental relief of patients 2) to design the program to develop the Buddhist psychology counseling competency for monks on mental relief of patients and 3) to assess the effectiveness of the program to develop the Buddhist psychology counseling competency for monks on mental relief of patients The research is a mixed method research between a qualitative and experimental. The sample group consists of 18 Gilanadhamma volunteer monks. The statistics used to analyze the data are Percentage (%), Mean value (), Standard Deviation (S.D) and the difference between data sets by Repeated Measure ANOVA and Bonferron

 The research result found that the average competency in Buddhist Psychology counseling of the monks increased significantly between pre-test and post-test and after a follow-up period of 15 days. The Program to enhance the competency of the monks in Buddhist Psychology counseling geared to develop the characteristics of the counseling monks which integrate the skills and a deep listening, is effective in clarifying and understanding the problem. The application of the Four Noble Truth: Suffering, the cause of suffering, The cessation of suffering and The path to the cessation of suffering, as a tool to heal The mental pain of the patient, instigate them to accept their suffering, builds moral support and peaceful mind when encountering sufferings.