Mindfulness Based Therapy (MBT) is not a single model of therapy, but rather, an approach to working with clients that incorporates a range of approaches that have mindfulness and acceptance as their focus.  Mindfulness can be defined as the practice of being in the present moment with awareness, openness and acceptance.  In the mindful state, we are fully engaged in what we are doing and feeling, rather than getting lost in a world of thoughts.  Mindfulness is the willingness to allow thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations to be as they are, without trying to get rid of them, or change them into something else.

Mindfulness Based Therapies are gathering impressive empirical support for a range of therapeutic applications including anxiety disorders, depression, and addictive behaviours.  This workshop will provide the practitioner with knowledge and skills to apply MBT in their work with clients.

The two day workshop covers the following content:

• Historical and philosophical roots of Mindfulness therapies.
• Theoretical and empirical underpinnings of the Mindfulness Based Models.
• Mindfulness Therapy conceptualisation of clinical presentations.
• Case Conceptualisation using Mindfulness Therapy.
• Mindfulness based treatment strategies.
• Specific applications of Mindfulness Based Therapies, including anxiety disorders and depression.
• Cultivating compassion and presence toward self and others.
• Evaluating progress and terminating treatment.

Mindfulness Therapies are an active and practical approach to working with clients, so there is emphasis in this workshop on applying MBT protocols in exercises and in role play scenarios.

Duration: Two Day

Cost (GST Inc): $440

Date and course code: 5103D 19 & 20 September 2012