Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) is a treatment for preventing relapse in addictive disorders that integrates mindfulness meditation with standard relapse prevention practices, generally based in various cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT).  Learn about the basic concepts of MBRP in this 1-Day Introduction Class. 

Dr. Katie Witkiewitz is a Regents’ Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico. The underlying theme of her research is the development of models of addiction and understanding how addiction impacts people over time.  Dr. Witkiewitz has authored 5 books, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and has worked extensively on the development of interventions to treat addiction, including the development and evaluation of mindfulness-based relapse prevention.