COURSE TO BECOME MINDFUL PARENTING & TEACHING TRAINER

• Intake procedure with an accompanying intake interview through Microsoft Teams
• 70 contact hours during training
• Silence Day of 6 hours
• 80 hours will be spent preparing course materials and delivering an eight-week pilot training to adults in your target audience
• 40 hours spent reading related literature
• 2x one-hour supervision sessions via video call. These conversations take place during the eight-week pilot training.
• 40 hours are required for preparing and writing your final report

• 1 set of handouts from all training sessions of the eight-week training
• 1 workbook for participants of the eight-week Mindful Parenting & Teaching training in the Method Eline Snel for prospective Mindful Parenting & Teaching Trainer in the Method Eline Snel
• Audio with all exercises for the participants
• 1 set of the written out meditations. These can only be used by yourself during the training and all contain copyright© Eline Snel and are part of Eline Snel’s books.

During the training year, we will cover various topics. Below is a brief explanation of the content of the Mindful Parenting & Teaching Trainer training program

Preparation for training

We ask you to prepare prior to the training, you do this through the following:

• Reading the books Sitting Still Like a Frog and Breath Through This by Eline Snel
• The whole brain, the whole child by Daniel Siegel to read
• Reading Every blessings: The inner work of mindful parenting by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Myla Kabat- Zinn

• Listening to and experiencing all the audio accompanying Eline’s books.

During the course, the training will delve deeper into:

• The main three basic psychological needs of every human being
• From DOING to BEING: how do you do it?
• Reflection on personal experiences from own childhood
• The courage to feel feelings and recognize the influence of feelings and thoughts on behavior
• From impulsivity to awareness of (automatic) behavior. What important role does attention training play in this?
• Feeling boundaries and your (un)conscious reaction to them
• Working with Mindfulness qualities in parenting, education and mental health care
• Application of the theme of stress in the eight-week program.
• Attention to the physiology of stress and stress-related behaviors.
• Practicing with inquiry
• Communication: awareness of old patterns in conflict situations. Practicing “dramming tolerance.” Awareness of possible new styles of communication.
• Quality time and trust: what does this mean in parenting, education and care?
• The importance of compassion and self-compassion in parenting and working with children

Supervision aspects in training:

• Preparing and delivering an 8-week pilot training course including pre- and post-conversations
• Writing a final paper, which highlights the program, reflection on your way of guiding, your personal learning process, guiding inquiry and your role as a Mindfulness trainer

Would you like a phone interview about the course content? If so, feel free to contact Mark Hansen.

Main learning outcome:

• The student, after certification, can independently conduct mindfulness training according to the principles of the Method Eline Snel for parents, teachers and professionals working with children, at school, in private practice, or in their own institution.  

Partial learning outcome:

• The student knows the structure, build-up and essence of the lessons in the Method Eline Snel and the trainer’s manual, and can follow them in their implementation;
• The student knows the art of inquiry and can have conversations with adults based on this theory;
• The student knows the importance of (self) compassion and the dangers of transference, and can use this knowledge in the lessons;
• The student can name the effects of mindfulness in adults and their brain.

We are here for you and aim to guide you in the training process in the best possible way.
From the trainers you can expect commitment, long-term experience with the Method and target group, professionalism and a Mindful attitude throughout your learning process.

Just as you expect commitment and compassion from us, we expect the same from you. Therefore, to obtain the certificate, it is important that you meet the following requirement:

• Attending 100% of all training days
• Two supervision sessions (mandatory) to follow and deepen your personal learning process (request via amt@elinesnel.com). The costs for this supervision talk are €85 excluding VAT – these costs will be invoiced separately after the talk
• Giving a pilot in your own target group (to at least three or more adults, who are not relatives)
• Writing a report on your pilot experiences (12 to 14 pages)
• 2x a recording of two whole lessons taught by you

After certification, make your personal frog stamp which you will receive after certification visible on all your own PR materials and website

• Completion of an eight-week MBSR or MBCT training course
• Completion of silent retreat of five consecutive days, prior to or during the training year.
• Working with children/youth and/or parents in education, mental health, regular health care or own practice

The certification as Mindful Parenting & Teaching Trainer in the Method Eline Snel takes place after you have fulfilled all conditions described under ‘what we expect from you’.

Would you like to develop even further as a Mindfulness trainer for children and/or adolescents? Then check out our Mindfulness Child Trainer and Mindfulness Adolescent Trainer courses!