Currently the OMC provides Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) 8-week courses for the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. These are offered to people with current or a history of mild to moderate depression and for people with long term conditions (for example diabetes). These are delivered through Talking Space in Oxford www.talkingspaceoxfordshire.org and Healthy Minds in Buckinghamshire. www.healthymindsbucks.nhs.uk
Dates for the MBCT Courses with Talking Space 2012
For Mild to Moderate Depression
- April 26 – June 21 (Thursdays)
- September 19 – November 14 (Wednesdays)
Programmes take place in the morning and run from 10.00am – 12.00pm.
For Long Term Conditions, held in Banbury
- May 24 – July 19 (Thursdays)
Programmes take place in the morning and run from 10.00am – 12.00pm.
For further enquiries about the courses with Talking Space, please call Carolyn Cowey on 01865-325777
2012 Dates for the MBCT Course within Psychological Services Step 4, Referral by GP
- October 4 – November 29 (Thursdays)
Programmes take place in the morning and run from 1.00pm – 3.30pm.
How to be referred..
To apply, please get in touch with the relevant organisation by using their contact details on their website above, where you can self- refer or get referred by your GP. (See recommendations by NICE). If you have any enquiries about the Talking Space course, please speak to Carolyn Cowey on 01865-325777.
You can also be referred by your GP to Psychological Services Step 4 (May Davidson Building, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX) who are also providing MBCT courses. These courses are offered to people who have had at least two previous treatments for depression and/or anxiety.
After an initial assessment, either within Talking Space or Psychological Services Step 4, each person will be offered a one-to-one session with the course teacher, prior to the course starting. This is a chance to talk through what to expect, a description of the overall approach and to talk through any particular areas of challenge.
Marie Johansson is an MBCT Teacher and Co-ordinator of the NHS courses. For any further information about the NHS course please call 01865-613152.
