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Please give evidence that you fulfil the pre-requisites set out in the MBCT training pathway.

Pre-requisite One: An experiential understanding of mindfulness through personal mindfulness practice. This would normally be for at least a year before entering the training pathway. Please give evidence of your ongoing personal mindfulness practice. Please include both informal and formal practice, including frequency, length and forms of formal practice (eg body scan, sitting; movement)

Pre-requisite Two: Participation in a structured 8-week MBCT program as a participant. This is to understand the program experientially, including having used the core mindfulness practices that are taught in MBCT. Please give details of any MBCT course you have attended as a participant, including dates, length of course, the name of the teacher(s) and where the course took place

Pre-requisite Three: Knowledge and key competencies to deliver a structured therapeutic approach. This would normally include a (professional) qualification(s) that enables you to teach MBCT with the target population and in the context in which you plan to teach safely and effectively. For example, for MBCT for depression a professional degree in one of the mental health disciplines that qualifies you for clinical practice. This would include the use of structured, evidence-based therapeutic approaches to mental health (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy), the knowledge / skills to work with clinical populations and the knowledge/skills to identify and manage risk. If you are interested in teaching MBCT to other populations and/or in non-clinical contexts an evaluation of the fit of your educational and vocational background with the intended population/context will be required. This may require additional training alongside the training pathway, for example in ethics and safeguarding/risk assessment and management.

Pre-requisite Four: Knowledge and experience of the population to which MBCT will be delivered, including experience of teaching, therapeutic, or other care provision.

Pre-requisite Five: Skills to work with individuals and groups