Community Mindfulness Course for BAPOC

Compassionate Leadership Training programme

SIX ONLINE SESSIONS: Mondays 3-5pm on 9, 16, 23 Feb and 2, 9, 16 Mar. Plus monthly follow up sessions throughout 2026. With Ruth Sequeira and Catherine Cameron.
To help us support you as best we can, please complete the following questions. Most fields are mandatory, however, you are welcome to leave as much or as little detail as you wish. The form will remain confidential to the course organiser and facilitator.

All enquiries to spft.smc@nhs.net.

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Do you work for Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust? There are 5 free places for SPFT staff on a first come, first serve basis.*

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Demand for the course is high and free places are financed by paid for tickets. Please tick the box to confirm that if you are offered a free place, you can commit to attending all the sessions and that you will let your manager know that services are liable for free places that are not used*

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1. Please tell us about your leadership role.*
2. Please tell us why you want to attend this course.*
3. Do you have any experience of mindfulness or compassion-based practice? Please outline this briefly if so.
4. This is a popular course that often has a waiting list. Please aim to attend every session and if you think you can't do that, please have a look at our other course dates that might suit you better. Having regular attendance will not only help you to understand the course, it will also contribute to the cohesion and safety of the rest of the group. If you know now you will miss one session, please let us know here which date that is.*
5. Can you find 15-30 minutes most days to do the home practice?*

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6. Have you had any disturbing, or unusually stressful incidents in your life recently that it would be helpful for us to know about?*
7. Please do let us know if you may need any assistance of any kind during the training
8. Is there anything else we should know about that would help us support you to get what you want out of the course? *
9. Would you like to be added to the Sussex Mindfulness Centre email list to stay aware of our future events, groups and training? (We will not pass your details on to anyone else outside of SMC.)*

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Compassionate Leadership Training programme