Professional Certificate in the Therapeutic Use of Mindfulness
Integrate mindfulness into therapeutic practice.
This professional certificate explores how mindfulness can support emotional regulation, awareness, and psychological wellbeing within therapeutic work. Participants examine the theoretical foundations of mindfulness alongside practical exercises and applications. The course supports practitioners in integrating mindfulness-informed approaches into their clinical or professional practice.
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Programme Type: Certificate
CPD: 18 hours
Next Intakes: 9th September 2026
NFQ:N/A
ECTS: N/A
Academic Validation: N/A
Professional Accreditation: N/A
Overview
Introduction
The value of mindfulness in therapy has been espoused by such figures as Dr Tony Bates, a former principal clinical psychologist at St James’s Hospital and Dr Jon Kabat Zinn, founder and director of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre.
Mindfulness is increasingly recognised as a valuable intervention in counselling internationally. In the field of medicine, more Irish doctors now recommend mindfulness to patients. Millions of people around the world practice mindfulness to enhance their experience of living. Put simply, mindfulness involves continually returning your awareness to your present-moment stream of experience in a non-judgmental way. This very simple approach, though at odds with our normal way of thinking, can be very helpful to people suffering loss, anxiety, stress, depression and other aspects of the human condition.
Who Should Apply
This course is intended for therapists, mental health practitioners and for those professionals who would like to add mindfulness to the range of clinical interventions available to them. Additionally, it is ideal for those who would like to use mindfulness in their own lives. Participants will gain a rewarding life skill and a valuable tool for intervention.
Entry Routes
This course will be of interest to professionals and volunteers who work with clients in counselling or mental health services in general. Would be of interest to anyone with a personal or professional interest in mindfulness.
Certification
IICP college will issue a certificate of Mindfulness to those who complete this workshop.
CPD: 18 hours
Minimum Technological Requirements
For the blended learning programme, you will need to have:
- Appropriate broadband to be able to upload and download;
- A desktop computer or laptop that is capable of using zoom;
- A webcam and microphone;
- A web browser;
- Word processing package.
Expert Programme Facilitator
Padraig O’Morain
Module Lecturer & CPD Facilitator
M.A. (Creative Writing), B.Sc. (Hon. Psychology), MIACP and Supervisor, MWGII, Diploma in Counselling, Graduate Member of British Psychological Society.
Padraig O’Morain is a counsellor, supervisor, trainer, writer, poet and journalist who writes and speaks on psychology and on how people can apply its lessons at work and in their personal lives. His columns on mental health issues appear in The Irish Times and the Irish Medical News. He has a master’s degree in creative writing and a degree in psychology, a Diploma in Counselling and has completed the Certification process in Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and Quality Management.
Padraig provides workshops nationwide on the practice of mindfulness in daily living.
