Dr Rebecca Crane

• Certification as a teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Professional (University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA)
• Masters in Mindfulness-Based Approaches MA (University of Wales, Bangor)
• Accredited Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) Professional
• Post Graduate Diploma In Counselling Other (University of Wales, Bangor)
• Diploma in Occupational Therapy Professional (Dorset House School of Occupational Therapy, Oxford)
• From research to practice: integrity and pragmatics in implementing mindfulness-based interventions PhD
• Professional Registration, Occupational Therapist with the Health & Care Professions Council Professional

Rebecca Crane PhD directs the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University and has played a leading role in developing its training and research programme since it was founded in 2001. She teaches and trains internationally in both Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Her research and publications focus on how the evidence on mindfulness-based interventions can be implemented with integrity into practice settings. She has written Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Distinctive Features 2017, co-authored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide, 2017 and is a Principle Fellow with the Higher Education Academy. 

Teaching -Training specialisms 

• MBCT for recurrent depression and anxiety
• MBSR for general populations
• MBSR for students in Higher Education.

I am willing to supervise a PhD

My research investigates the practical implications of the evidence for mindfulness-based interventions – how do we support implementation in main stream settings in ways that preserve the integrity and effectiveness of the approach whilst also adapting to fit the context? Specifically my research investigates the process of MBCT implementation in the UK health service; ways of assessing mindfulness-based teaching competence; the links between training level, teaching competence and participant outcome; and adaptations of existing models of delivery.

I am keen to explore the role that mindfulness training can play in wider systemic transformation to reverse climate breakdown and enable flourishing for humans and the natural systems we are part of,  and aim to integrate social justice frameworks into the way I approach teaching and research. 

Dr Rebecca Crane is a member of the Clinical, Health, & Behavioural Psychology research group.

2018

• The Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  
  Crane, R & Kuyken, W 2018, 'The Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC): reflections on implementation and development' Current Opinion in Psychology.
• Intervention Integrity in Mindfulness-Based Research
  
  Crane, R & Hecht, FM 2018, 'Intervention Integrity in Mindfulness-Based Research' Mindfulness, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 1370-1380. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-018-0886-3
• Intervention Integrity in Mindfulness-Based Research
  
  Crane, R 2018, 'Intervention Integrity in Mindfulness-Based Research: strengthening a key aspect of methodological rigor' Current Opinion in Psychology.
• The Utility of Home-Practice in Mindfulness-Based Group Interventions
  
  Lloyd, A, White, R, Eames, C & Crane, R 2018, 'The Utility of Home-Practice in Mindfulness-Based Group Interventions: A Systematic Review' Mindfulness, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 673-692. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-017-0813-z
• Impact of Mindfulness-Based Teacher Training on MBSR Participant Wellbeing Outcomes and Course Satisfaction
  
  Ruijgrok-Lupton, PE, Crane, R & Dorjee, D 2018, 'Impact of Mindfulness-Based Teacher Training on MBSR Participant Wellbeing Outcomes and Course Satisfaction' Mindfulness, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 117-128. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-017-0750-x

2017

• Teacher Competence in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Its Relation to Treatment Outcome
  
  Huijbers, MJ, Crane, R, Kuyken, W, Heijke, L, Van den Hout, I, Donders, R & Speckens, A 2017, 'Teacher Competence in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Its Relation to Treatment Outcome' Mindfulness, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 960-972. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-016-0672-z
• Implementing Mindfulness in the Mainstream
  
  Crane, R 2017, 'Implementing Mindfulness in the Mainstream: Making the Path by Walking it' Mindfulness, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 585-594. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-016-0632-7
• Accessibility and implementation in the UK NHS services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme
  
  Rycroft-Malone, J, Gradinger, F, Owen Griffiths, H, Crane, R, Gibson, A, Mercer, S, Anderson, R & Kuyken, W 2017, 'Accessibility and implementation in the UK NHS services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme: learning from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy through a mixed-methods study' Health Services and Delivery Research, vol. 5, no. 14. DOI: 10.3310/hsdr05140
• What defines mindfulness-based programs?
  
  Crane, R, Brewer, J, Feldman, C, Kabat-Zinn, J, Santorellli, S, Williams, JMG & Kuyken, W 2017, 'What defines mindfulness-based programs? The warp and the weft' Psychological Medicine, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 990-999. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716003317
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
  
  Crane, R 2017, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features (CBT Distinctive Features). 2 edn, Routledge.
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide
  
  Williams, JMG, Fennell, M, Barnhofer, T, Crane, R & Silverton, S 2017, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide. Guilford Press.

2016

• Training mindfulness teachers
  
  Crane, R & Reid, B 2016, Training mindfulness teachers: Principles, practices, and challenges. in D McCown, DK Reibel & MS Micozzi (eds), Resources for Teaching Mindfulness: An International handbook. Springer, pp. 121-140.
• Can a mindfulness-informed intervention reduce aggressive behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities?
  
  Griffith, G, Jones, R, Hastings, RP, Crane, R, Roberts, J, Williams, J, Bryning, L, Hoare, Z & Edwards, R 2016, 'Can a mindfulness-informed intervention reduce aggressive behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities? Protocol for a feasibility study' Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 2016, no. 2, pp. 58. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-016-0098-3

2015

• Disciplined Improvisation
  
  Crane, RS, Stanley, S, Rooney, M, Bartley, P, Cooper, L & Mardula, J 2015, 'Disciplined Improvisation: Characteristics of inquiry in mindfulness-based teaching' Mindfulness, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 1104-1114. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0361-8
• Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces the association between depressive symptoms and suicidal cognitions in patients with a history of suicidal depression.
  
  Barnhofer, T, Crane, C, Brennan, K, Duggan, D, Crane, RS, Eames, C, Radford, S, Silverton, S, Fennell, M & Williams, JMG 2015, 'Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces the association between depressive symptoms and suicidal cognitions in patients with a history of suicidal depression.' Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 83, no. 6, pp. 1013-1020. DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000027
• Mindfulness-based wellbeing for socio-economically disadvantaged parents: a pre-post pilot study
  
  Eames, CE, Gold, ES, Eames, C, Crane, RS, Gold, E & Pratt, S 2015, 'Mindfulness-based wellbeing for socio-economically disadvantaged parents: a pre-post pilot study' Journal of Children's Services, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 17-28. DOI: 10.1108/JCS-09-2014-0040
• Mindfulness and the Transformation of Despair: Working with people at risk of suicide
  
  Williams, JMG, Fennell, M, Barnhofer, T, Crane, R & Silverton, S 2015, Mindfulness and the Transformation of Despair: Working with people at risk of suicide. Guildford Press.

2014

• Gradually Getting Better
  
  Ietsugu, T, Crane, C, Hackmann, A, Brennan, K, Gross, M, Crane, RS, Silverton, S, Radford, SH, Eames, C, Fennell, MJ, Williams, JMG & Barnhofer, T 2014, 'Gradually Getting Better: Trajectories of Change in Rumination and Anxious Worry in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Prevention of Relapse to Recurrent Depression' Mindfulness, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 1088-1094. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0358-3
• Some Reflections on Being Good, on not Being Good and on Just Being
  
  Crane, RS 2014, 'Some Reflections on Being Good, on not Being Good and on Just Being' Mindfulness. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0350-y
• Competence in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses
  
  Crane, R Competence in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses: Concepts, Development and Assessment.
• The effects of amount of home meditation practice in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy on hazard of relapse to depression in the Staying Well after Depression Trial
  
  Crane, C, Crane, RS, Eames, CE, Fennell, MJ, Silverton, SC, Williams, JMG & Barnhofer, T 2014, 'The effects of amount of home meditation practice in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy on hazard of relapse to depression in the Staying Well after Depression Trial' Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 63, no. December, pp. 17-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.08.015
• Accessibility and implementation in UK services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme – mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT):
  
  Rycroft-Malone, J, Anderson, R, Crane, RS, Gibson, A, Gradinger, F, Owen Griffiths, H, Mercer, S & Kuyken, W 2014, 'Accessibility and implementation in UK services of an effective depression relapse prevention programme – mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): ASPIRE study protocol' Implementation Science, vol. 9, no. 62, 62. DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-62
• A Framework for Supervision for Mindfulness-Based Teachers
  
  Evans, A, Crane, RS, Cooper, L, Mardula, J, Wilks, J, Surawy, C, Kenny, M & Kuyken, W 2014, 'A Framework for Supervision for Mindfulness-Based Teachers: a Space for Embodied Mutual Inquiry' Mindfulness, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 572-581. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0292-4
• Design of Economic Evaluations of Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  
  Edwards, RT, Bryning, L & Crane, R 2014, 'Design of Economic Evaluations of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Ten Methodological Questions of Which to Be Mindful' Mindfulness, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 490-500. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0282-6
• Building Integrity
  
  Crane, R & Kuyken, W 2014, 'Building Integrity: The Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria'.
• Building integrity
  
  Crane, R 2014, 'Building integrity: he Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Teaching Assessment Criteria'.

2013

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Relapse in Recurrent Depression
  
  Williams, JMG, Crane, C, Barnhofer, T, Brennan, K, Duggan, D, Fennell, M, Hackmann, A, Krusche, A, Muse, K, Von Rohr, IR, Shah, D, Crane, R, Eames, C, Jones, M, Radford, S, Silverton, S, Sun, Y, Weatherley-Jones, E, Whitaker, C, Russell, D & Russell, I 2013, 'Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Relapse in Recurrent Depression: A Randomized Dismantling Trial' Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 275-286. DOI: 10.1037/a0035036
• Development and Validation of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions – Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC)
  
  Crane, R, Eames, C, Kuyken, W, Hastings, RP, Williams, JMG, Bartley, P, Evans, A, Silverton, S, Soulsby, J & Surawy, C 2013, 'Development and Validation of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions – Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC)' Assessment, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 681-688. DOI: 10.1177/1073191113490790
• The Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Learning From the UK Health Service Experience
  
  Crane, RS & Kuyken, W 2013, 'The Implementation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Learning From the UK Health Service Experience' Mindfulness, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 246-254. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0121-6
• Competence to teach mindfulness
  
  Crane, RS 2013, 'Competence to teach mindfulness' Psycologist, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 83.
• Building Integrity
  
  Crane, R 2013, 'Building Integrity: The Mindfulness-Based Interventions : Teaching Assessment Criteria'.
• Competence in teaching mindfulness-based courses
  
  Crane, R 2013, 'Competence in teaching mindfulness-based courses'.

2012

• Does mindfulness based cognitive therapy prevent relapse of depression?
  
  Kuyken, W, Crane, R & Dalgliesh, T 2012, 'Does mindfulness based cognitive therapy prevent relapse of depression?' British Medical Journal, vol. 345, pp. e7194. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e7194
• The feasibility and effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for mixed diagnosis patients in primary care: a pilot study
  
  Radford, SR, Crane, RS, Eames, C, Gold, E & Wyn Owens, G 2012, 'The feasibility and effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for mixed diagnosis patients in primary care: a pilot study' Mental Health in Family Medicine, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 191-200.
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MCBT) Implementation Resources
  
  Kuyken, W, Crane, RS & Williams J.M.G., NV, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MCBT) Implementation Resources, 2012, Web publication/site.
• The Bangor, Exeter & Oxford Mindfulness-Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC)
  
  Crane, RS, Soulsby, JG, Kuyken, W, Williams, JM & Eames, C, The Bangor, Exeter & Oxford Mindfulness-Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC), 2012, Web publication/site.
• Pre-adult onset and patterns of suicidality in patients with a history of recurrent depression
  
  Williams, JMG, Barnhofer, T, Crane, C, Duggan, D, Shah, D, Brennan, K, Krusche, A, Crane, R, Eames, C, Jones, M, Radford, S & Russell, I 2012, 'Pre-adult onset and patterns of suicidality in patients with a history of recurrent depression' Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 138, no. 1-2, pp. 173-179. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.011
• Competence in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses: Concepts, Development and Assessment
  
  Crane, RS, Kuyken, W, Williams, JMG, Hastings, R, Cooper, L & Fennell, M 2012, 'Competence in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses: Concepts, Development and Assessment' Mindfulness, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 76-84. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-011-0073-2
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
  
  Crane, RS 2012, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. in W Dryden (ed.), Cognitive Behaviour Therapies . SAGE Publications.
• Growing teachers in a time of growing interest in mindfulness
  
  Crane, R 2012, 'Growing teachers in a time of growing interest in mindfulness: investigating the challenge of mindfulness-based teaching competency'.

2011

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
  
  Crane, R 2011, 'Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: the mindful way through depression'.
• Mindfulness-based teacher competency and professional practice in the UK
  
  Crane, R 2011, 'Mindfulness-based teacher competency and professional practice in the UK: past present and future'.

2010

• Training Teachers to Deliver Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Learning from the UK Experience.
  
  Crane, RS, Kuyken, W, Hastings, RP, Rothwell, N & Williams, JM 2010, 'Training Teachers to Deliver Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Learning from the UK Experience.' Mindfulness, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 74-86. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-010-0010-9
• Staying well after depression
  
  Williams, JMG, Russell, I, Crane, C, Russell, D, Whitaker, C, Duggan, D, Barnhofer, T, Fennell, M, Crane, R & Silverton, S 2010, 'Staying well after depression: trial design and protocol' BMC Psychiatry, vol. 10, pp. 23. DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-10-23
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
  
  Crane, R 2010, 'Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: ‘undoing’ depression''.

2009

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (CBT Distinctive Features)
  
  Crane, RS 2009, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (CBT Distinctive Features). 1st edn, Routledge, Hove, East Sussex.
• Overview of the practice of mindfulness and its clinical applications.
  
  Crane, RS 2009, 'Overview of the practice of mindfulness and its clinical applications.' Paper presented at Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Annual Conference., 3/01/01, .
• Turning towards recurrent depression and suicidality
  
  Crane, R 2009, 'Turning towards recurrent depression and suicidality: Developments in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy teaching'.

2007

• Mindfulness-based teacher training: integrating experience, reflection and knowledge.
  
  Crane, RS 2007, 'Mindfulness-based teacher training: integrating experience, reflection and knowledge.' Paper presented at British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists, Spring Conference., 3/01/01, .

2006

• Being with what is - mindfulness practice for counsellors and psychotherapists
  
  Crane, RS & Elias, D 2006, 'Being with what is - mindfulness practice for counsellors and psychotherapists' Therapy Today, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 31.
• Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP), Wales, UK: our development and work – an overview.
  
  Crane, RS 2006, 'Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP), Wales, UK: our development and work – an overview.' Paper presented at 4th Annual Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators, Center for Mindfulness in Medicine Health Care and Society, USA., 3/01/01, .
• The science of competency and the experience of ‘being’: Paradoxes in mindfulness-based teacher training.
  
  Crane, RS 2006, 'The science of competency and the experience of ‘being’: Paradoxes in mindfulness-based teacher training.' Paper presented at 4th international Mindfulness and Acceptance conference for clinicians and researchers, University of Wales, Bangor, UK., 3/01/01, .

2002

• Further evaluation of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: for community mental health team clients
  
  Crane, RS, Soulsby, JG, Williams, JM, Silverton, S & Crane, R 2002, Further evaluation of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: for community mental health team clients. Unknown.

2018

• Online embodiment: the possibilities and pitfalls of online mindfulness, Panel Discussion,
  Crane, R.S. Segal, Z.V., Van Emmerik, A., Pots, W., (2018) Science from Within, International Conference on Mindfulness, Amsterdam
  11 Jul 2018
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Mind the gap: implementing mindfulness-based interventions
  19 Feb 2018
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Learning to Use the Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria
  Three day workshop
  7 Feb 2018 – 9 Feb 2018
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Discovering embodiment in inquiry
  a 3 day residential workshop for mindfulness teachers
  26 Jan 2018 – 28 Jan 2018
  Links: http://www.achtsamkeitsinstitut-ruhr.de/inquiry-verkoerpern-in-praxis-und-lehre-dr-rebecca-crane/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Mindfulness in the Mainstream, navigating with integrity
  25 Jan 2018
  Links: http://www.achtsamkeitsinstitut-ruhr.de/2017/11/23/mindfulness-in-the-mainstream-navigating-with-integrity/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Building Integrity: the mindfulness-based interventions teaching assessment criteria
  Delivery of a 2 day workshop to the mindfulness masters team at University College Dublin
  12 Jan 2018 – 13 Jan 2018
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2017

• MBCT: the evolving story
  31 Oct 2017
  Links: http://sussexmindfulnesscentre.nhs.uk/events/masterclasses/
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Mindfulness in the Mainstream: navigating with integrity
  Keynote talk, Summer School, Amsterdam
  22 Aug 2017
  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• International scientific conference on mindfulness
  Chairing 5 day international scientific conference on mindfulness
  7 Jul 2017 – 11 Jul 2017
  Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
• use of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBITAC) as an assessment and training tool
  Delivery of train the trainers 2 day training. The participants were from Poland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, France, Turkey and Austria. The training was in the use of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBITAC) as an assessment and training tool .
  MBITAC tool development and evaluation of psychometric properties.
  These trainers train mindfulness-based teachers in their home countries who in turn offer interventions to the general public.
  9 Jan 2017 – 10 Jan 2017
  Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)

• Predictors of Outcomes in MBSR Participants from Teacher Factors
• Staying well after depression: a randomised trial - additional funding on r26120
• Bursary for Mindfulness-Based cognitive therapy for the prevention of relapse in depression course