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Assuring quality in the implementation of Mindfulness-Based Programmes

REF Impact Case ¶º±ÆÖ±²¥ 2021
Unit of Assessment: UoA 4 - Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience  

Title of case study: The Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC) tool - assuring quality in the implementation of Mindfulness-Based Programmes (MBPs) 

Summary

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Mindfulness-Based Programmes (MBPs) can help people manage long-term mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Bangor University’s Rebecca Crane led the development of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC) tool – the only tool that defines and assesses the elements of MBP teaching competence and fidelity for evidenced based MBPs - Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).  

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Teacher training which includes the Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria assessment leads to better outcomes (increased well-being and reductions in perceived stress) for Mindfulness-Based Programmes participants in mainstream settings. 

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