PG Diploma in Mindfulness Based Counseling- Listening with Embodied Presence August 2022 – June 2023
About
PG Diploma in Mindfulness based Counseling- Listening with Embodied Presence is offered as a joint collaboration between Just Being Center for Mindfulness and Presence and St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune
The course is a unique one following a mindfulness based approach and focusing on the inner listening paradigm. The course is experiential and practical with just sufficient theory to supplement an experiential understanding of what it means to hold space for another. To be there for another, we need to encounter ourselves deeply and so the course design includes self-reflection, engagement in non-sectarian mindfulness practices, personal sessions with experienced counselors/listeners and peer sessions. Inner listening and self-care are key components of the course.
The training is in paying attention moment to moment to various layers and dimensions within oneself, the other, the relational field and the larger field of awareness and to respond and support from an attentive and attuned space. Participants learn to engage in this process that is fluid, dynamic, present, supportive and empowering. They also learn to know when there might be a need for some specialized help and respond accordingly.
Object
Students are guided systematically through a series of carefully designed steps towards professional competence, focusing on mindfulness based counseling and the theory underpinning it, towards the practical implementation of knowledge and skills gained through supervision.
Students will be taught to practise professionally the art of listening with embodied presence.
Eligibility Criteria
Graduation in any discipline and a willing heart to hold a listening space.
Course Highlights/Contents:
- Part-time over 1 year
- Practical & Experiential Learning
- Personal Work & Mindfulness practice
- 630 hours of coursework and 27 credits
- Ongoing Individual and Group supervision
- Offered in a fully online format Or in a hybrid format- both in-person and/or online format
Course Evaluation
| Sr.No. | Subject Name and Code | Assessments | Marks | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCR/SK (20)001 SKILLS OF LISTENING & COUNSELING (VERBAL & NON VERBAL) | 1) Report submissions 2) Presentations 3) Teacher Feedback |
50 25 50 |
125 |
| 2 | MCR/ML (20)002 MINDFULNESS | 1) Self-Reports 2) Teacher Feedback 3) Completion of hours |
50 50 50 |
150 |
| 3 | MCR/TO (20)003 THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS IN COUNSELING & GROUP PROCESS WORK | 1) Final Written
Assessment 2) Ongoing Quizzes |
150 150 |
300 |
| 3 | MCR/RL (20)004 REFLEXIVE LEARNING | 1) Assignments 2) Reading Reviews |
50 50 |
100 |
| Total | 675 | |||
Faculty/Lead Trainer
This course is designed and led by Sandy Dias Andrade, a mindfulness and presence oriented psychotherapist who is the founder-director of Just Being. She has primarily trained in Mindfulness based interventions like Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP), Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy (BSCT), Focusing Skills Certification and is equipped in skills in cognitive, affective, somatic works as well as trauma resolution.
Course Schedule
- Module 1 - August 5, 6, 7 2022
- Module 2- September 2, 3, 4 2022
- Module 3- October 7, 8, 9 2022
- Mid term Evaluation- November 2022
- Supervision 1- November 5, 6 2022
- Module 4- December 2, 3, 4 2022
- Supervision 2- January 7, 8 2023
- Module 5- February 3, 4, 5 2023
- Supervision 3- March 4, 5 2023
- Module 6 - April 14, 15, 16 2023
- Final Evaluation- June 2023
Fees
52,000+18% GST