Scottish NHS Mindfulness Network

Definitions:

Mindfulness Therapist/Teacher – someone who teaches Mindfulness courses
Mindfulness Trainer – someone who teaches Mindfulness Therapists/Teachers
Mindfulness Supervisor – someone who supervises Mindfulness Therapists/Teachers and Practitioners.
Mindfulness Trainer of Trainers – someone who trains others to become a Mindfulness Trainer

• A professional qualification relevant to the client group(s) they will be teaching.
• Completed an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course.
• At least one year of ongoing daily personal practice.
  • Personal practice means, ideally, a formal practice of ½ hour, 6 days per week (or more), or a minimum of 20 minutes at least 4 days per week.
• Regular support/supervision.

It is recommended that prospective Mindfulness Teachers attend a residential training to deepen practice both before attending a Teacher Development Training and regularly thereafter.

• All the requirements of a Prospective Mindfulness Teacher.
• Attended a Teacher Development Training.
• An ongoing daily personal practice.
• Continuing professional development, including keeping up to date with the research and other literature.

• Have all the requirements of a Mindfulness Teacher.
• Attend at least one residential training to deepen practice annually.
• Have taught at least 9 Mindfulness courses – at least 5 of those being with patients or the client group with whom they work.
• Participated in teaching a 4-day Teacher Development Training alongside a Trainer of Trainers.

• All the requirements of a Mindfulness Teacher.
• Have taught at least 9 Mindfulness courses – at least 5 of those being with clients.
• Fulfilled the supervision requirements of their own profession.
• Preferably attended the Mindfulness Specialist Supervision 2-day course.

A Mindfulness Supervisor may also be a Mindfulness Trainer and, if so, will have the completed the requirements to be so.

• Fulfilled the requirements of Mindfulness Teachers, Supervisors and Trainers

and

• Taught at least 3 Teacher Development 4-Day Courses