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Description and Objectives
A decade of careful research has led to the recognition by clinical and research communities that integrating mindfulness training with cognitive and behavioural interventions is a potent contribution to the treatment of a wide range of disorders. However, learning to integrate Mindfulness with the core components of CBT skilfully is a complex and demanding process, primarily because the theoretical framework from which clinicians using mindfulness operate is often unclear or absent, and clients are often provided with ill-defined rationales for each skill to be developed.
This professional workshop will provide a strong theoretical and practical basis for integrating mindfulness training in CBT. It will present the four stages of Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiCBT) a sophisticated integration of mindfulness core principles and traditional CBT. Through a master class and case demonstration on video, it will demonstrate effective skills to facilitate the treatment of acute and chronic conditions across a range of disorders. The workshop will include experiential exercises to ground theory in one's personal experience to provide ecological validity to the model. It is also be an opportunity to learn from the principal developer of MiCBT.
Course content
The workshop will involve practical and experiential aspects. Participants will learn:
- Core skills in mindfulness practice
- Theoretical fundamentals of mindfulness approaches
- A neuro-behavioural rationale for the integration of mindfulness and CBT
- An expansion of our current understanding of Operant Conditioning
- The four stages of MiCBT to address comorbidity
- To engage clients in the MiCBT treatment plan
- Mindfulness-based relapse prevention strategies
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