Train to become a successful supervisor

Who is this training for?

• Is open to any trained and experienced mindfulness and compassion teacher who holds a recognised teacher training certificate such as MBSR/ MBCT/ Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion/ Compassionate Mindful Resilience Trained Teacher etc.
• Trainees have been teaching mindfulness-based courses for over 3 years or more, a minimum of 9 courses.
• The trainee is required to have read “Compassionate Mindful Inquiry in Therapeutic Practice” (2020) Atkinson, K, Singing Dragon, and attended (or booked) the Process of Inquiry Masterclass.
• Necessitates the trainee to be having regular supervision themselves.

Prerequisites to Becoming a Supervisor

Supervisors need to:

1. Have completed mindfulness-specific supervision training (minimum of 2 days) or have demonstrable equivalent experience.
2. Work within an inquiry-led model of mindfulness-based supervision as well as have some familiarity with other models of supervision.
3. Be familiar with the use of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI-TAC) as an aid to supervision.
4. Be familiar with the principles that influence learning and development of individuals and groups.
5. Have on-going study and guidance to support a deepening of the supervisor’s own personal mindfulness practice. This might include interviews or meetings with a teacher on teacher-led retreats; on-going dialogue with a teacher experienced in meditation; and/or guidance and study with an experienced mindfulness supervisor who has these skills and experience.
6. Have a deep familiarity with the theoretical underpinnings of the mindfulness approach being taught and its aims and intentions e.g. MBSR/MBCT/ Compassion and engage in regular updates e.g. through reading, workshops etc.