Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present sensory experience, including thoughts, with a non-judgmental and non-reactive attitude. Since its inception in Western approaches in the late 1970s, mindfulness training has become mainstream. Careful research has led to the recognition among clinical researchers and therapists that integrating mindfulness training with cognitive and behavioural principles is a potent contribution to the treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders. Given the rapid expansion of clinical applications of mindfulness training in Australia and abroad, formally accredited quality training (theoretically and empirically-based) has become an important matter for therapists as well as for graduate students and their supervisors.

Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiCBT) was developed in Australia by Dr Bruno Cayoun, Clinical Psychologist and researcher, between 2001 and 2004, and has been continually assessed and improved since. It is an evidence-based sophisticated integration of mindfulness core principles and traditional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. MiCBT consists of a four-stage model of treatment applicable to a wide range of conditions and ages. It is based on the combination of mindfulness training from the traditional Theravada Buddhist teachings (Burmese Vipassana tradition) with empirically demonstrated and well-established principles of cognitive and behavioural therapies from the West.

As a nationally recognised vocational qualification, this course is designed to increase the potential for employability of students and professionals already qualified in their professional discipline. Successful completion of this course will enable you to become a specialist in the integration of mindfulness training with cognitive and behavioural therapies, expressed by the four-stage model of MiCBT. You will be able to offer this service to clients as individuals or in groups, in most health settings, public and private. The course is expected to take between 12 and 24 months, but extensions for up to 4 years can be obtained.