Train to facilitate MBCT programs in an immersive online atmosphere with guidance from highly skilled health care providers and mindfulness facilitators. This is the third module of our MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. The course is open to all MBCT facilitators-in-training who meet the prerequisites. For more details, visit our MBCT TTI webpage.

Timing
Orientation Session: Monday, April 15, 2024 | 3:30pm – 5pm ET
April 18-26, 2024
Session 1: Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 2: Friday, April 19, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 3: Monday, April 22, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 4: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 5: Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Session 6: Friday, April 26, 2024 | 10am – 5pm ET
Registration closes Friday April 12, 2024 at noon ET

About your Facilitators

Patricia Rockman MD: Patricia is the co-founder and advisor of Education and Clinical Services at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies and the developer of the MBCT Facilitation Certificate Program. She has co-authored a number of publications in the areas of mindfulness and mental health and she has been educating healthcare providers in stress reduction, CBT, and mindfulness-based practices for over 20 years. Full bio here.

Tom Heah OT: Tom is a mentor for MBCT and MBSR teachers-in-training at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies (CMS), and an MBCT teacher trainer with CMS and the China-Canada Mindfulness Association. Tom is also an advisor with the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Full bio here.

Required Readings
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Second Edition by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, John Teasdale
MBCT: Embodied Presence & Inquiry in Practice by Susan Woods, Patricia Rockman, Evan Collins
Please note that some additional reading and preparation is required. It is recommended that you register 1-2 weeks in advance at which time you will receive access to the course materials.

Online Format
Please note this will be a highly interactive web-based course. Your full attention and participation will be required. For technical requirements, click here.

Fees: $2,350

The Centre is offering a 25% discount on the MBCT Practicum if you register for both the April 2024 MBCT TTI and the April 2024 MBCT Practicum; please email education@mindfulnessstudies.com once you have registered for the MBCT TTI in order to obtain the discount code.

New Partial Bursary Program for Underrepresented Folx in Mindfulness

Please take a moment to consider the intention of the new CMS Partial Bursary Program for Professional Development.
The bursary was created to provide training access for those who come from underrepresented backgrounds (people of colour, racialized folx, 2SLGBTQIA+) and for those also experiencing financial hardship as a barrier to access training in the field of mindfulness.The bursary applies to our 6-day MBCT/MBSR Teacher Training Intensives or to the 10-week MBCT/MBSR Practicums.
Please note, in order to apply and be considered for the partial bursary, you must currently reside in Canada. Click here to apply.

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Payment, cancellation and refund policies

If you wish to register for the MBCT Teacher Training Intensive outside of the certificate training pathway, please submit this form and share your reasons for wanting to take the course as a stand-alone training module.