Mindfulness-Based Supervision and Mentoring

Alison Evans is co-founder and Supervision Lead of the Mindfulness Network (MN), a mindfulness training charity. She is a member of the core training team within the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University, with a focus on Mindfulness-based Supervision (MBS). She was previously Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter and a mindfulness-based therapist and trainer. Pamela Duckerin has worked in public mental health since 1984, first in occupational therapy and later as a Dialectical Behaviour Therapist and then a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. She joined the training team at Bangor University in 2015 and has taught on their masters in mindfulness programme for nine years. She also offers mindfulness-based supervision through the Mindfulness Network. Alison and Pamela have collaborated on the development and delivery of Mindfulness-Based Supervision (MBS) for several years.

Introduction and welcome Part One: Introduction to MBS 1. Overview of the MBS framework 2. The theory informing MBS Part Two: The MBS Framework 3. The container 4. Mutual inquiry 5. The space 6. The petals 7. The belt Part Three: Using the MBS Framework 8. ... with culture in mind 9. ... within workplace mindfulness 10. ... through the developmental journey 11. ... to respond to challenging, complex and sensitive issues 12. ... in group supervision 13. ... within supra-vision 14. ... with you as a MBS supervisor in mind Appendices A. MBS contracting conversation checklist B. Sample MBS contract C. Sample information sheet for recording supervision D. Sample consent form for recording supervision E. MBS self-report competency checklist Afterword