Applied Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Core

Applied Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Core Facilitation Certificate Program
Certified through the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Empirically supported, the MBSR health intervention offers participants the possibility to develop a different relationship to stress resulting from chronic physical and psychological conditions. This rigorous and internationally recognized certificate program offered at The Centre for Mindfulness Studies was developed to train the teaching competencies set out in the Bangor, Exeter and Oxford Mindfulness-Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria.
The MBSR certificate program consists of four modules:
• Mindfulness Core Concepts
Learn about the research and application of mindfulness
in a rigorous setting. This one-day workshop will introduce
participants to the origins, principles and practices of
mindfulness-based stress reduction.
• Mentorship in MBSR Facilitation
Novice MBSR facilitators often require ongoing mentoring for issues that arise during the MBSR group process.
Participants must have completed the 6-day Intensive
Retreat on MBSR Facilitation before enrolling.
Dates: May 6 or Aug 5, 2016
Fee: $335*
Facilitator: Evan Collins MD FRCPC
Please contact us and indicate your interest in
this module for more information.
• 6-Day Intensive Training on MBSR Facilitation
This teacher training intensive will provide participants
with the opportunity to study and experience the foundational underpinnings, mindfulness practices and specific
exercises that are the framework of the MBSR program.
• Refining Inquiry
Inquiry is the practice of engaging in a dialogue that
assists us in investigating experience. It is an essential
part of this modality and is a vital skill for those wishing
to facilitate MBSR groups.
Dates: August 7 – 12, 2016
Fee: $1,500*
Facilitators: Susan Woods MSW LICSW and
Gwen Morgan MA MSW RSW
Dates: May 13 – 14 or Nov 18 – 19, 2016 Fee: $535*
Facilitator: Patricia Rockman MD CCFP FCFP
*As a charity, we do not charge HST.
Prerequisites for the MBSR Certificate include (1) having an advanced degree, being a clinician in training or having alternative experience and training (pre-approved by our faculty); (2) completing an 8-week MBSR program as a participant; (3)
attending a 5-7 day Silent Retreat prior to completion of the certificate; and (4) having a regular meditation practice. If you are
not sure whether you meet the prerequisites, please email us at info@mindfulnessstudies.com prior to registering.
We are a mental health charity specializing in evidence-based mindfulness programs.
All of the above modules will be located at:
180 Sudbury St., Toronto, ON, Canada
MindfulnessStudies.com
(647) 524-6216