This training provides clinicians with a structured introduction to Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MiCBT) and its application in clinical practice. It is the first step in developing competency in the clinical application of MiCBT. Training progresses through the four stages of MiCBT: attention training and emotional regulation; development of interoceptive awareness and equanimity targeting the co-emergence of sensation and reactivity; application of these skills within interpersonal contexts; and consolidation through compassion-based processes to support maintenance and adaptive responding.
MiCBT offers a structured, evidence-based framework for working with attention, interoception, and reinforcement processes that maintain psychological distress (Cayoun, 2011; 2015). Training focuses on the development of attentional stability, metacognitive awareness, interoceptive sensitivity, and equanimity, and how these capacities are applied within clinical contexts to support behavioral and emotional regulation.
This program is designed for clinicians/health professionals seeking a clear and reproducible method for integrating mindfulness within cognitive behavioral therapy. It is suitable for those beginning formal training in MiCBT and does not require prior experience in mindfulness practice. Emphasis is placed on direct experience, clinical application, and the development of skills that can be implemented within ongoing treatment.
Course Structure
This is a 10-week live online training, with weekly 2-hour sessions. Sessions integrate practice, theory, and clinical application.
Each session includes:
- Guided mindfulness practices aligned with MiCBT principles
- Experiential exercises, including interoceptive exposure
- Didactic teaching focused on mechanisms of change
- Home practice instructions
Participants are expected to engage in daily practice, as skill acquisition in MiCBT is dependent on repeated experiential learning.
Materials
Participants receive structured materials to support learning and integration, including guided audio practices, worksheets, and selected readings aligned with the MiCBT framework.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Apply attention training techniques in clinical settings
- Identify and work with interoceptive processes underlying distress
- Support clients in developing equanimity toward internal experience
- Integrate MiCBT principles within treatment planning
- Translate mindfulness-based skills into ongoing clinical work
Continuing Education Credits:
CE Credits require an additional $50 fee - paid for before the start date of the program. You must attend all sessions and the all-day session in order to receive the CE certificate.
Continuing Education Credits are awarded in the following categories: American Psychological Association (APA) and Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).
Psychologists
UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 20.0 CE credit.
California Licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs
This activity is an approved continuing education program by the American Psychological Association. Credit hours may be applied to your license renewal through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. 20.0 CE credit.
Nurses
UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to sponsor continuing education. Provider Number CEP16351. 24.0 contact hours.
A refund (minus your $100 non-refundable/non-transferable deposit) will be made for cancellations submitted in writing up to 14 days prior to the event start date by emailing mindfulness@health.ucsd.edu. No refunds will be allowed within 13 days of the event start date.
Registration fees, deposits, and funds are non-transferable.
In the unlikely event that the course is cancelled, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is responsible only for a full refund of the registration fee. The center is not responsible for any refunds to transportation, hotel accommodations, or any miscellaneous expenses.
Refunds are processed using the same method as the original payment (unless past 180 days).