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MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT)
MBCT is a group intervention integrating cognitive behaviour therapy for depression with mindfulness meditation to teach formerly depressed patients new skills in order to help prevent relapse. Key themes include experiential learning and the development of an open and acceptant mode of response. Increased mindfulness allows early detection of patterns of negative thinking, feelings, and body sensations, allowing them to be "nipped in the bud" at an early stage. Formulation of specific prevention strategies are included in the later stages of treatment. In this workshop you will learn:
the link between the development of MBCT and a model of cognitive vulnerability to depression
outcomes from randomized trials of MBCT for the prevention of depressive relapse
the MBCT protocol.
MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) Session
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
1 Friday Session, Jan 8 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Fee: $55
Location: Unitarian Church 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver (Hewett Centre Bldg., Fireside Rm.)
Registration: To register, please call 604 638.3390 x.3166
Instructor: Mark Lau
Mark Lau, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Research Scientist and Director, British Columbia Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Network, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. Prior to moving to Vancouver in 2006, Dr. Lau was Deputy Head of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto where he worked for 11 years with Dr. Segal, one of MBCT’s developers. Dr. Lau has presented MBCT workshops across North America and in the United Kingdom. He has been awarded the Scientist-Practitioner Award from the British Columbia Psychological Association and the Excellence in Continuing Mental Health Education Award from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto.
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