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.
- Application form name
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- Full name
  
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- Address
  
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- Email
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- Mobile number
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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.
- SPFT manager name
- SPFT manager email
- 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
- Who is your employer?
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- Months/years in this post
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- So we can understand how to best let people know about our work, please tell us where you heard about this training. Please tick all that apply.
  
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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 high value course, each funded place is worth £200 and we currently have more PNAs interested in this course than places available. 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. If you apply now and your circumstances or availability changes and you can no longer attend the sessions, you need to let us know at least one month before the course start date (before 9 January 2026). Please select Yes to confirm that you have read and agree with this.
- 6. The online sessions are via Zoom. Please let us know here if you have any issues with accessing Zoom, or if it is not going to be possible for you to be in a private space with your camera on during the sessions.
- 7. Can you find 15-30 minutes most days to do the home practice?
- If ‘no’, please explain
- 8. Have you had any disturbing, or unusually stressful incidents in your life recently that it would be helpful for us to know about and if you need any assistance?
- 9. If you have any additional needs or learning styles that would support your inclusion in this course, please could you let us know here.
- 10. 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