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MINDFULNESS

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MINDFULNESS

Fridays 10th, 17th and 24th May 2013

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
This course will be of interest to professionals and volunteers who work with clients in
counselling or mental health services in general. It will be of particular interest to counsellors, psychotherapists, guidance counsellors, psychologists, nurses and doctors. For persons requiring evidence of Continuing Professional Development, the Certificate of Completion will state the number of hours of attendance and the course work between attendance days.
COURSE CONTENT:
  • Definitions and purpose of mindfulness.
  • Exploration of the use of mindfulness with clients.
  • Exploration of the use of mindfulness in your own life.
  • Consideration of the scope and limitations of mindfulness as a therapeutic tool.
  • Opportunities to role-play in triads as therapist, client and observer using participants’
    own case work.
  • Opportunities to practice mindfulness during the course days and guidelines for practice at
    other times.
  • An introduction to the basics of Buddhist psychology from which
    mindfulness emerged.
  • Understanding how Buddhist psychology ‘fits’ with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other
    Western approaches.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
The core ethos of IICP is to provide a student centred, warm and supportive learning environment. The programme is highly interactive, experiential and taught through lectures, small group work, role-play and assignments.
Full day Fridays 10th, 17th & 24th May 10:00am to 4:00pm, registration @ 9:30am on Friday 10th.
INSTRUCTOR:
Padraig O’Morain, M.A. (Creative Writing), B.Sc. (Psychology), Dip. Counselling & Psychotherapy, Certificate in Buddhist Psychology, Certificate in Choice Theory. Padraig is a counsellor, broadcaster and columnist with The Irish Times, The Irish Medical News and The Evening Herald. His books include Light Mind, mindfulness for daily living (Veritas 2009), Like A Man, a guide to men’s emotional well-being (Veritas 2007) and Health of the Nation, a history of the Irish health service 1957-2007 (Gill & Macmillan). He has used mindfulness in his own life and with clients for almost two decades. He has taught mindfulness to nurses, doctors, search and rescue crew, trade union officials and public audiences. He has been training counsellors in mindfulness for some years. He has lectured at the Institute for Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy on the Diploma in Counselling course. He publishes a monthly e-newsletter on mindfulness.
AWARD: Professional Certificate in Therapeutic Use of Mindfulness.
Awarding body: Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Attendance at all training days is necessary to qualify for the award of the Certificate
VENUE:
IICP Education and Training, Killinarden Enterprise Park, Killinarden, Dublin 24.
COST:
€250.00
Places are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.

For further information pleasecontact Triona Kearns on 086 0499154 or at triona@iicp.ie or Marcella Finnerty on 086 2609989 or at marcella@iicp.ie