Prof Willem Kuyken
Prof of Mindfulness and Psychological Science & Director, University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Willem Kuyken is the Ritblat Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. His work focuses on depression and its prevention and treatment. In particular, his research examines how mindfulness and mindfulness-based programs can prevent depression and enhance human potential across the lifespan. Dr. Kuyken has published more than 100 journal articles, including key papers on the effectiveness, mechanisms, and implementation of mindfulness-based programs. Together with Christina Feldman, he wrote Mindfulness – Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology, published in 2019 by Guilford Press.
Workshop Topic:
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is Coming of Age
This keynote will briefly overview the story to date of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), including definition, theory, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and implementation. The last decade has seen innovation in mBCT curriculas and developments in translational science enabling us to ask, “What works for whom, how, and under what circumstances?” This will greatly enhance ensuring MBCT is accessible to those who might benefit from it and maximise its potential to enhance mental health and well-being across the lifespan.
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