Graduate Certificate in Mindfulness in the Helping Professions

Governors State University

The College of Education and Human Development offer to train professionals to integrate mindfulness-based approaches to clinical practice. The program focuses on three areas: academic, professional, and personal. At the academic level, program participants will become familiar with current research on the application of mindfulness to a variety of clinical settings. At the professional level, participants will develop skills to utilize interventions to treat a variety of clinical problems and disorders, including anxiety and depression and stress-related illnesses. At the personal level, participants will integrate mindfulness practices into their own lives. The program is intended for post-masters mental health and allied health professionals (nurses, addiction counselors, occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, social workers) with access to clinical populations. In addition, current masters level GSU students enrolled in clinically-oriented programs and who are in their advanced clinical practicum/internship, are eligible for the program.

College of Education and Human Development