Level 7 Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness (Level 7, 30 credits)
- Course type
- Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Course qualification
- Level 7
Course summary
What is the fee?
For all course options, see fees and funding
Where will I study?
School of Health and Society
How long will I study?
One semester
Overview
It is increasingly being recognised that, while the cultivation of mindful awareness is helpful across a wide range of professional contexts, specific mindfulness practices can be disturbing or even traumatising if not tailored to individual needs. This had led to a trauma-sensitive mindfulness movement that aims to ensure mindfulness practices are accessible and appropriate to those who have or are experiencing trauma.
On this clinically focused module you will have the opportunity to learn how mindfulness can be integrated into professional practice in a way that meets the needs of each individual.
This module is delivered online.
This module is the new version of our old Mindfulness Based Approaches for CBT module.
You will:
- appraise the contraindications and safety issues in the delivery of mindfulness-based interventions
- reflect on your own mindfulness practice and how this may relate to your professional field of interest
- evaluate cross-cultural aspects of mindfulness
How you learn
Future careers
This course can be taken as a standalone module for continuing professional development to enhance your practice and career options. It can also be taken as part of one of our Master's courses:
MSc/PgDip/PgCert Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies
MSc/PgDip/PgCert Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies (Supervision)
Career Links
We work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with industry are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work in practice in some of these organisations at a senior level so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector which in turn help you provide a better service.
Modules
This module will introduce a theoretical and practice-focused framework of safe methods of teaching mindfulness. Working collaboratively, we will explore how you can safely offer appropriate mindfulness practices to people who are more vulnerable.
The online delivery of this module is used as part of the learning process of how mindfulness can be very safely offered through online delivery.
Please note that exact modules and content offered may vary in order to keep content current and, for courses that offer optional modules, may depend on the number of students selecting particular options. When accepting your offer of a place to study on a programme with optional modules, you should be aware that optional modules may not all run each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you can undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
Entry requirements
This module is aimed at those working in helping professions, for example, in therapeutic, educational, or social settings.
Entry requirements
Previous study and experience
Undergraduate degree in any subject.
You must also be a qualified professional at diploma level or above, and registered with a recognised professional body where appropriate.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
Fees and funding
2026/27
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £1,530 |
2027/28
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £1,570 |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.