TY - JOUR
T1 - Intervention Fidelity in Mindfulness-Based Research and Practice
T2 - Developing Criteria to Acknowledge New Training Programs
AU - van Boxtel, Martin P.J.
AU - Sansom, Sophie A
AU - Kersemaekers, Wendy
N1 - © The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The field of mindfulness-based research and practice is expanding fast. This development calls for a careful evaluation of the merits and scientific underpinnings of newly developed mindfulness-based programs (MBP's). In this viewpoint, we describe a process initiated by two professional mindfulness teacher training organisations (the Dutch Vereniging Mindfulness-based Trainers Nederland, VMBN, and the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches, BAMBA) to develop a framework for evaluating the integrity of newly developed MBP's. The framework aims to articulate criteria describing the elements and processes required to ensure that a new MBP meets good practice, adheres to evidenced-based practice, and is attending to the challenge of implementation and scalability. The development and implementation of the criteria are still a 'work in progress'. We hope that this initiative offers a foundation for supporting the MBP field to balance innovation and grassroot community development with aligning to the principles of evidence-based practice.
AB - The field of mindfulness-based research and practice is expanding fast. This development calls for a careful evaluation of the merits and scientific underpinnings of newly developed mindfulness-based programs (MBP's). In this viewpoint, we describe a process initiated by two professional mindfulness teacher training organisations (the Dutch Vereniging Mindfulness-based Trainers Nederland, VMBN, and the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches, BAMBA) to develop a framework for evaluating the integrity of newly developed MBP's. The framework aims to articulate criteria describing the elements and processes required to ensure that a new MBP meets good practice, adheres to evidenced-based practice, and is attending to the challenge of implementation and scalability. The development and implementation of the criteria are still a 'work in progress'. We hope that this initiative offers a foundation for supporting the MBP field to balance innovation and grassroot community development with aligning to the principles of evidence-based practice.
U2 - 10.1177/2164957X221149012
DO - 10.1177/2164957X221149012
M3 - Article
C2 - 36601541
SN - 2164-957X
VL - 11
JO - Global Advances in Integrative Medicine & Health
JF - Global Advances in Integrative Medicine & Health
M1 - 2164957X221149012
ER -