Debbie, a senior consultant psychiatrist at Tainan Municipal Hospital in Taiwan, specialises in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and psycho-oncology while holding a university lecturer qualification. She serves multiple roles in the mindfulness field, including MBCT teacher, trainer, and supervisor at the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation (UK), .b and Paws b trainer for the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP, UK),  supervisor and supra visor for the Mindfulness Network (UK), and MBCT mentor at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of California, San Diego. She has gained extensive experience leading MBCT groups for diverse populations, including cancer patients, workplace professionals, university students, healthcare practitioners, the general public, and young people. Her commitment to mindfulness extends to volunteer service across different regions. Currently, she holds positions on both the Community Friends Committee and the Board of Trustees at the Mindfulness Network (UK).

Mindfulness-based supervision: exploring what it is and its value in your mindfulness-based work.

Mindfulness-based supervision (MBS), sometimes referred to as mentoring is an important part of ongoing practice in your mindfulness-based work. It is a mindfulness-based, and a relational process aimed to support growth, development and integrity in mindfulness-based work and the interface with mindfulness-based practice in your life. Many people misunderstand what mindfulness-based supervision is and how they can either supervise or be supervised using this approach. This is particularly the case for understanding that ongoing supervision is part of good practice.

In this workshop we will explore what MBS is through the mindfulness-based supervision (MBS) framework, that Alison has developed with colleagues. Alongside the presentation of the framework, we will share stories to illustrate the different dimensions and value of MBS. There will be practical guidance about MBS and how to get the most benefit from it at different stages of your mindfulness-based work. We will include brief moments of practice and reflection.

We aim for this workshop to be of interest to both supervisees and supervisors. We look forward to sharing our passion and love of supervision with you.

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