Certificate Program

Not everyone intending to go into Mind-Body Medicine needs a graduate degree:  sometimes you just need training and experience.
 
Saybrook’s certificate program in Mind-Body Medicine is designed to give you exposure, experience, and training with some of the top names in the field -- in significantly less time than it would take to get an MS or PhD.
 
The Certificate is a 15 credit program, including five primary certificate courses and four residential conferences. The first three courses are required:

• MBM 5600 Mind-Body Medicine - Overview
  this course begins with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine initial mind-body medicine workshop as well as related readings, online discussions, and academic papers.

• MBM 5605 Advanced Mind-Body Medicine
  this course includes the Center for Mind-Body Medicine advanced workshop as well as related readings, online discussion, and academic assignments.

• MBM 5580 Supervision
  following completion of MBM 5600 and MBM 5605, participants will complete a three credit supervision course. Participants will organize small groups and facilitate mind-body skills groups in their home communities, with patients, volunteers, and/or colleagues. The Center for Mind-Body Medicine will provide supervision to support Saybrook students as they plan for, facilitate, and process their mind-body skills groups.

 These three courses could be and optimally will be completed in one academic year, for better continuity with a cohort of Saybrook students.
 
Students must complete six additional credits to meet the requirements of the certificate program by completing two of the following 3 credit core skill set courses (each course requires a residential practicum component, related readings, online discussion, and academic assignments):

• MBM 5510 Imagery for Health
• MBM 5620 Basic Training in Applied Hypnosis
• MBM 5625 Intermediate Training in Applied Hypnosis
• MBM 5622 Basic Training in Biofeedback
• MBM 5627 Intermediate Training in Biofeedback
• MBM 5615 Movement, Exercise, and Health
• MBM 5610 Nutrition and Health
• MBM 5630 Coaching for Wellness
• MBM 5650 Psychotherapy for Health and Disease

* NOTE: All courses required for the Mind-Body Medicine Certificate are only offered during specific terms each year. Therefore, it is possible that it would take longer than one year to complete a certificate program, depending upon the specific selection of courses and the semester when one begins the program.
 
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