Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Practitioner

Based on the book 'Trauma-Informed Mindfulness' by Clinical Psychologist Dr Nikki Kiyimba, this course directs you step by step towards practitioner certification. Traditional mindfulness courses tend to be run in groups, have long exercises in mindfulness (such as 20-30 mins or more), and are not usually designed for people who have experienced trauma. From clinical work and years of teaching health and social care professionals, Dr Nikki shows us that a trauma-informed approach to mindfulness is an excellent way to support people to be present in the here and now rather than dissociate. This carefully designed and field-tested programme titrates each exercise for the individual, from exercises focused on the 'outside' environment, to exercises related to the 'body', and progressing to exercises focused on 'internal' processes such as thoughts and feelings. This unique titrated method ensures safe practice and effective change. The Trauma-Informed Mindfulness (TIM) model is practitioner-led and uses very short (e.g. 1 minute) exercises that build capacity for being present and letting go of judgments. This makes is extremely versatile for a range of settings and is easy to add in to your existing practice. Each lesson in this training course contains easy to follow, clear instructions with videos by Dr Nikki herself. Accompanying the videos is a downloadable student handbook that guides you step-by-step with illustrations, additional information and practice exercises. Trauma-Informed Mindfulness is comprised of three components, which are the characteristics, the attitudes and the skills. Each lesson you will learn about each one of those in more detail. Take the course just for interest or complete the quizzes as you go along to achieve a Certificate of Practice.