The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy Certificate Program

Program
Description

For full program details, please visit this page.

Offered in partnership with the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, the Certificate Program in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy is a 9 month long immersive training for mental health and other healthcare professionals in the application of mindfulness to psychotherapy and the delivery of care. Unlike many other professional trainings, this program draws heavily on a deeper understanding of mindfulness in the context of a path of awakening, a strong commitment to the creation of a supportive learning community, and support for participants’ personal engagement with practice and the program material.

This program forms the didactic core for the Advanced Fellowship in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy at the CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion affiliated with the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry– the first such professional advanced clinical fellowship for training of mental health professionals associated with a major medical school.

The certificate program consists of two retreats (at the opening and closing of the program, offered in person and online) for didactic instruction, community building, and meditation instruction/practice, and weekly online components including:

• Ongoing instruction and discussion with 27 faculty members

• Small-group moderated live discussions, case consultation, and practice instruction 

• Asynchronous video lectures and readings by international experts

• Active online discussion forum on program material

Prerequisites:

This program requires responses to the application questions on the registration page. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and you will be notified regarding your admission status within 3 weeks from your submission date. If you are accepted, the 10% deposit included today will be applied to your tuition balance. If we are not able to offer you a space in the program your deposit will be fully refunded.

Cancellation Policy:

This policy applies to all residential programs. If you need to cancel your registration, please contact us as soon as possible. Please note the cancellation fee is $50 at most for those receiving financial assistance. Prior to six weeks before the program start date, the cancellation fee is $50 for all programs more than two nights and $25 for programs two nights or less. 50% of your deposit is forfeited if you cancel between two and six weeks of the program start date. 100% of your deposit is forfeited if you cancel less than two weeks before the program start date.

Continuing Education:

CE credits for psychologists, social workers, and counselors have been applied for. CMEs are not available for physicians. Up to 60 CEUs are offered for those completing all elements of the program.