What Do We Offer?
Mind Space is proud to offer a menu of self-management groups that explore a variety of concepts and skills to support you to improve your wellbeing. Everyone who is referred to the program is offered our level 1 groups, which include CBT Skills Foundations, Raising Resilient Kids Parenting, Skills for Success: ADHD Strategies for Adults, and CBT Skills for Insomnia. You choose which group is right for you.
Everyone is on their own learning journey and will become comfortable with the course content at their own pace. Completers (those who attend at least 6 out of 8 sessions) of the CBT Skills Foundations course will qualify for level 2 groups, which delve deeper into concepts for continued learning. We encourage participants to repeat the CBT Skills Foundations group until they are familiar with most of the concepts and skills.
All our groups are open to all BC residents with a valid Canadian health card number. *Please note you must physically be in BC to participate in a group session
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LEVEL 1:
CBT Skills Foundations
General Groups:
These groups introduce the foundational concepts of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), weaving in aspects of mindfulness, emotion regulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy over an 8-week series. You will learn these concepts and apply practical skills in your daily life, with the aim of identifying which ones are most helpful to manage your stress and symptoms.
Specific CBT Skills Foundations groups are designated for defined populations, in addition to the general groups:
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- Women only
- Men only
- LGBTQIA2s+
- Cancer Survivors
- Young Adults (ages 19-25)
- New Parents
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LEVEL 1:
Raising Resilient Kids Parenting
Raising Resilient Kids parenting groups are for parents with kids 0-6 years old. In this group, we teach skills to prepare and support you in raising a secure, resilient child based on the best evidence from child development, mindfulness, attachment, and reflective parenting. You will learn how to be curious of your child’s inner world, navigate conflict, normalize distress, and manage not only your child’s but also your own big emotions and behaviors. We will also teach you how to create a secure home base to support your child’s development. This is a preventative care program designed to strengthen caregiver-child relationships. Caregivers who attend the groups must be referred by a doctor, but the child does not have to have any particular diagnosis for the caregiver to be eligible to participate.
LEVEL 1:
Skills for Success: ADHD Strategies for Adults
Skills for Success: ADHD Strategies for Adults group is for adults (19-70 years old) with a past or current diagnosis of ADHD (or if you or your health care professional suspect you have ADHD). In this group we use evidence-based strategies to help you set realistic goals, prioritize, manage time, and reduce distractions. You will use the group to develop consistent habits. You will learn skills to cope with feeling overwhelmed, a common emotion in ADHD. If you are struggling other serious mental health problems, we encourage you to seek help for those issues before taking this group.
LEVEL 1:
CBT Skills for Insomnia
Most of us have experienced periods of difficulty with insomnia. The goal of this course is to help participants develop a better understanding of healthy sleep and what to do when things get in the way. You will learn about the science of sleep, why some people struggle with falling or staying asleep, and how to effectively manage insomnia. From monitoring your sleep with a diary, to learning tools that can quiet an overactive mind, to challenging common misconceptions about sleep, you will build a set of skills and strategies to help you on your way to a good night’s rest.
LEVEL 2: CBT Skills Building Blocks
Once you have completed a CBT Skills Foundations group (i.e., attended at least 6 out of 8 sessions) you qualify for CBT Skills Building Blocks groups that further explore skills and concepts you have learned in the Foundations. Only participants who qualify for these groups will be emailed about these offerings.
An Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
CBT Skills for Insomnia
Booster Groups
Booster Groups are groups that delve deeper into specific topics that were taught in the CBT Skills Foundations course. These groups do not introduce new information, rather provides the space for you to work with the concepts and skills in a more interactive format utilizing more small group discussions about your home practice. These courses refer to the CBT Skills Foundations workbook and use handouts for class exercises. They span 4 weeks with each session being 1 hour 30 minutes in length.