SESSIONS EVERY WEEKDAY
Assessing mindfulness with the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) Workshop
1/2 Day session
Description
This workshop will explore the assessment of mindfulness as a psychological capacity, focusing on the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, with consideration of other measures of mindfulness as well as measures of closely related capacities such as compassion. Topics include the development of the FFMQ, its psychometric properties, what we have learned from it, and recommendations for assessment.
The workshop is intended for mindfulness teachers and researchers who have an interest in measurement of mindfulness, both for assessing course participants and for conducting empirical research. Trainees will gain an understanding of the assumptions that underlie the assessment of mindfulness, how the FFMQ and other measures approach this task, what has been learned, and how to use these measures in their work.
What will I do on this course?
This workshop will explore the assessment of mindfulness as a psychological capacity, focusing on the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, with consideration of other measures of mindfulness as well as measures of closely related capacities such as compassion. Topics include the development of the FFMQ, its psychometric properties, what we have learned from it, and recommendations for assessment.Learning Outcomes
Trainees will gain an understanding of the assumptions that underlie the assessment of mindfulness, how the FFMQ and other measures approach this task, what has been learned, and how to use these measures in their work.About the Teacher
Ruth Baer
I’m a clinical psychologist and a mindfulness researcher, teacher, trainer, supervisor, and practitioner. Before moving to Oxford in 2019, I was a Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where I conducted research on mindfulness and taught and supervised several mindfulness-based programmes in a doctoral programme in clinical psychology. Read more here
