The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare

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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - Implementation Resources

Scientific Rating: 1
"Well-Supported by Research Evidence"


Pre-implementation Assessments to be given to organizations or providers in order to measure organizational or individual readiness:

  • There are no pre-implementation assessments to evaluate organizational or individual provider readiness.

Implementation Tools for the program (e.g., implementation guides or manuals):

  • There is a manual for Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): Segal, Z. V., Williams, J. M. G., & Teasdale, J. D. (2002) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse. Guilford Publications, New York.

Fidelity measures:

  • There is an adherence measure called the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Adherence Scale. There is a competency measure called the Mindfulness-Based Interventions Teacher Rating Scale (MBI-TRS). To obtain these measures, please contact Mark Williams at mark.williams@psych.ox.ac.uk.