The Centre for Mindfulness Research Canada and FriendlyCare Basis, Inc. paid a courtesy go to on the Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, Honorable John Holmes to convey the upcoming intensive coaching certification program by the Canadian school from the Centre for the Filipino contributors. The intensive coaching is Mindfulness-Based mostly Cognitive Habits (MBCT) Facilitation Certification designed to capacitate the contributors in facilitating Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBI) for psychological well being, wellness and resiliency to the Filipino communities.
Becoming a member of the Honorable Ambassador John Holmes (third from left) are: (from left to proper) Dr. Eleazar Lim, FriendlyCare Medical Director; Tim Warner and Tita Angangco from the Centre for Mindfulness Research; Teresita Panganiban, FriendlyCare President; Rosalie Operaña, FriendlyCare Advertising and Donor Improvement Supervisor; and Dr. Alejandro Legarda, FriendlyCare High quality Assurance.
Tita Angangco, the Govt Director and Neighborhood Companies Director of the Centre is main the Canadian entourage. Dr. Patricia Rockman, Director of Training and Medical Companies leads the coaching of facilitators within the MBCT intensive facilitation certification, along with different Canadian school members Evelyn Lim Tan and Allison MClay.
The Centre has skilled Filipino facilitators of MBI Packages with FriendlyCare Basis since 2016. This yr, it’s partnering with FriendlyCare and the UP Social Observatory, Workplace of the Chancellor, College of the Philippines Diliman in bringing the MBCT coaching to the nation.
MBCT Facilitation Certification is an internationally-recognized coaching for facilitators of MBCT program. MBCT is an evidence-based group modality that mixes the instruments of cognitive remedy with the follow of mindfulness. It’s designed to stop depressive relapse and deal with temper problems. Since 2004, the UK Nationwide Institute of Medical Excellence (NICE) has endorsed MBCT as an efficient therapy for prevention of relapse.
The core group of Filipinos who will full the 15-day MBCT intensive coaching in March 2018 will assist make the MBCT program accessible particularly to those that are unable to afford and to get entry to high quality psychological well being interventions. Registered contributors within the coaching embody medical doctors of psychiatry, psychologists, educators, counselors, coaches, social staff, healthcare staff and lay folks from totally different establishments together with the Division of Well being, Nationwide Heart for Psychological Well being, The Medical Metropolis, Makati Medical Heart, In Contact Neighborhood Companies, De La Salle College, and UP Diliman.