SCIP Cohort 2 - 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm PT, January 13th – April 14th, 2025

Admission is by application, and all applicants must:

Have attended the full Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program (8 Week, 10 week LOMSC or 5-Day Intensive format, in-person or online prior to starting the program). In order to establish a firm foundation of immersion in self-compassion and personal practice, this is a firm requirement for entry into the Certification program. If you need to find an open 10 Week LOMSC you can find those here.

Be a licensed or supervised mental health professional with active liability insurance. Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, licensed mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, are invited to apply, as are students enrolled in a graduate psychotherapy training program. Other professionals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Participants are expected to commit themselves to daily meditation practice for the duration of the course. This is essential for the understanding of how meditation practice works and its application in psychotherapy and caregiving. This commitment will be supported by ongoing instruction and through regular consultation with experienced MSC teachers.

All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend in real-time, although attendance will be kept at the live sessions and all program participants must attend 80% of the sessions to formally complete the course and receive Continuing Education credit.

Duration / Format: SCIP- Live Online – 12 Weeks/3 hours per week

Cost:
$2595 USD – Early-bird rate
$2895 USD – Standard Fee
$3195 USD – “Lend a Hand” Fee for those with the means to support other participant costs

SUMMARY

The Self-Compassion inside Psychotherapy (SCIP) Step one addresses a crucial need within the therapeutic community. It identifies a gap in the integration of self-compassion practices into psychotherapy. The program is a response to the growing acknowledgment among psychotherapists of the importance of self-compassion for mental health and wellbeing. It aims to equip therapists who have benefited from Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) practices with the skills to incorporate these principles into their clinical work. Furthermore, it seeks to support clinicians in using their personal mindfulness and compassion practices as a foundation for fostering effective therapeutic relationships and interventions. This initiative is also driven by the desire to offer a continuing education experience that is inclusive and welcoming to all identities and intersections of identity, addressing the call for greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in therapeutic practices.

• 12 weekly sessions, 3 hours each
• Total contact time: 36 hours
• CEU credits are available

Duration / Format: Live Online – 10 Weeks/2  hours a week with 16 participants/group

Cost: 
$1295 Early Bird rate
$1495 Standard Rate

SUMMARY

SCIP Consultation creates an opportunity for smaller groups to discuss, practice and lead self-compassion skills around the specific SCIP modules. Skills would include inquiry, leading brief body-based mindfulness practices, developing specific SC interventions tailored to clients’ needs, presenting clinical cases for peer review, fish bowls where participants role play being a therapist and receive feedback. Time would be given to reflect on content from modules and integrate into participants’ professional practice.

Modules discussed include: Anxiety, Trauma, Couples, Borderline PD, Addictions, Eating Disorders, Depression, Internal Family Systems, Teens, Youth and Racial and Social Justice

• 10 weekly sessions, 2  hours each
• Total contact time: 20  hours
• CEU credits are available

Each week focuses on a single MSC session and all trainees come prepared to teach each session in its entirety just as you would prepare a whole class if you were teaching your own group. Please note that this represents a considerable time investment! Trainees are then assigned to lead the various practices, topics and exercises of that session, with periods of feedback and discussion - so no one trainee will be teaching the entire class, usually at most just one piece each session but preparing the whole class is invaluable learning and preparation for becoming an MSC Teacher and is an integral part of the Practicum training.

All TTPs are held online via the Zoom platform and each weekly session is 2.5 hours duration. Full instruction will be given on how to log in and prepare for your first session approximately one week before the start date.

Please ensure you have read and understood the SCIP pathway and costs of each Step on the website before you complete this purchase and that you have received confirmation of your accepted application: https://scipprogram.com/

Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships are available. You can apply for a scholarship using the Scholarship Application. Places will be offered in  the order application forms are received. Places are confirmed once payment is received. (Please note that scholarships are based on personal financial need, separate from being financially over-extended or over-committed.)