The ‘Certificate in Mindfulness and Wellbeing For Children’ is offered by ‘Wellbeing For Kids’. The certificate program has 4 modules, which can be completed face to face and online.  The training incorporates the ‘Peaceful Kids’ training which is held across many states in Australia in person, and as well as being offered online.

This ‘Certificate in Mindfulness and Wellbeing For Children’ has 4 modules.  You can either apply for RPL for Module 4 or complete your practical placement once you have completed the first 3 modules.

This training includes Mindfulness strategies, exercises and meditations for children that can be used with children individually or in whole groups such as classrooms or in wellbeing centres. This certificate training also gives participants a manualized program to deliver the Peaceful Kids intervention educational program for children who are suffering anxiety and stress symptoms as well as building resilience.

At the end of the course you will be trained as both a Peaceful Kids and a Peaceful Parents facilitator. Graduates of the program will be able to deliver mindfulness classes and programs to children of any age using the huge range of resources that are included in the training. The training is both a personal and professional mindfulness and positive psychology training.

Participants need to have qualifications in Education, Counselling, Psychology, mental health or similar to deliver the 8 week Peaceful Kids Intervention program, or complete the whole Certificate in Mindfulness & Wellbeing for Children and complete a practicum with children to be an accredited Peaceful Kids Facilitator. Upon successful completion of the Certificate course, you will be eligible for provisional membership of Meditation Australia. Once you are a member, graduates will be able to gain access to professional insurance services. Please note that graduates need to have at least 200 hours of personal meditation practice to apply for membership with Meditation Australia.