Live Online course with Marcia Burton & Megan Prager

Tuesdays, October 10 - December 12, 2023 from 4 - 6:30 pm PST

The TTP is Step 2 of becoming a Trained Teacher. It is an opportunity for a group of up to 16 teachers-in-training to practice their new-found teaching skills in a safe, structured, online environment facilitated by two Certified MSC Teachers/TTP Trainers. Cost of this course is $1,095.
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About TTP

This course meets every Tuesday from October 10 - December 12, 2023 with Marcia Burton and Megan Prager.

Hours: 4 - 6:30PM PT Click here to view the Time Conversion Chart


Prerequisites  

Must have completed a CMSC Teacher Training course.


When to take the TTP

The TTP has been mandatory since January of 2020 for all trainees who wish to become Trained MSC Teachers. The TTP is primarily designed to take place after your residential or online teacher training and before your first teaching experience. If you started your teacher training after January 2020, the TTP is required before you start teaching your first 8-week MSC course.


Overview

The TTP provides new teachers with a “laboratory” to find their own voices and to continue to practice what they learned during the Residential/Live Online Teacher Training course, with time between each session to review, prepare and reflect on the process of teaching MSC. This cohort model allows participants the unique opportunity to build an environment of safety and support among colleagues as a source of encouragement and assistance long after the practicum ends.

Each week focuses on a single MSC session and all trainees come prepared to teach each session in its entirety just as you would prepare a whole class if you were teaching your own group. Please note that this represents a considerable time investment! Trainees are then assigned to lead the various practices, topics and exercises of that session, with periods of feedback and discussion - so no one trainee will be teaching the entire class, usually at most just one piece each session but preparing the whole class is invaluable learning and preparation for becoming an MSC Teacher and is an integral part of the Practicum training.

All TTPs are held online via the Zoom platform and each weekly session is 2.5 hours duration. Full instruction will be given on how to log in and prepare for your first session approximately one week before the start date.


Your Commitment

Please plan to attend all 10 sessions. For successful completion of the TTP, attendance at all 10 sessions is required. In the case of an unplanned issue, you will need to address it with your Senior Practicum Trainer for negotiation.  

Instructors

Marcia Burton

Certified MSC Teacher - Canada

Marcia is a Certified Teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion, a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a Hakomi Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy Trainer. She lives in British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. She is a long-time mindfulness practitioner and a dedicated practitioner of insight meditation. Marcia brings a combination of gentleness, compassion, humor and playfulness to her work. She enjoys kayaking, gardening, and walking on the beach with her dog. She offers MSC courses for the MSC Live Online Teacher Training and the MSC Teacher Training Practicum with the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.

Instructors

Megan Prager

Certified MSC Teacher - US

Megan Prager is Co-Founder of Mindful Labs and Compassion Programs Director at UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness.

Megan is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Instructor (MBSR), a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Instructor (MSC), a Certified Compassion Cultivation Instructor (CCT), an Adjunct Faculty member at San Diego State University, and a Lecturer at UC San Diego Rady Business School. She is also a Teacher Trainer and Mentor for the UC San Diego Mindfulness Based Professional Training Institute as well as a Mentor and Practicum Teacher Trainer for the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. In addition to teaching Mindfulness-based programs,

Megan specializes in developing and delivering mindfulness trainings for Fortune 500 companies as well as for educational, healthcare, and academic settings. She is currently collaborating with Universities to establish and instruct Mindfulness and Compassion courses at the collegiate level. In all her ventures, Megan’s passion and mission are the same: to empower individuals with an understanding of the important role they play in shaping their lives and well being. Megan believes through compassionate awareness individuals are able to utilize one of the best resources they have: themselves.

FAQ

  • What is the refund policy?

    Please refer to our standard policy on refunds here: https://centerformsc.org/cmsc-policies/

  • What happens upon completion of this course?

    You are ready to find a co-teacher and teach the 8-week MSC course. Make sure you book your zoom consultations alongside your teaching, to complete the final step in your Teacher Training. These consultations can be booked here: https://learn.centerformsc.org/courses/zoom-consultations

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