Course instructor

Nicholas Van Dam, PhD

Nicholas Van Dam is the inaugural Director of the Contemplative Studies Centre and an Associate Professor in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at The University of Melbourne. Nicholas is a highly regarded global leader in contemplative research and practice with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue and empirical rigour. His research explores the ways that meditation and mindfulness practices can support wellbeing, in pursuit of a better understanding of the human condition.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe contemporary definitions of mindfulness and situate them within their historical Buddhist context.

  • Identify both the potential benefits and risks of mindfulness and meditation practices, including predictors of adverse effects.

  • Evaluate the unique challenges and opportunities in studying meditation-related adverse effects, and discuss how first-person daily speech narratives can be applied across disciplines to improve research and clinical practice.

Continuing Education Credit

This course is approved for 1 CE credit ✅

Cheetah House is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cheetah House maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Course curriculum

    1. Mindfulness and Meditation: Considerations of Help and Harm

    1. Considerations of Help & Harm Quiz

    2. Verification

    1. Instruction

    2. The instructor(s)

    3. Professional & Ethical Issues

    4. Remote Environment

    5. Learning

    6. Participant Information

    7. Narrative

About this course

  • $40.00
  • 1.5 hours of video content