CMSC Program Adaptation Incubator Survey

Introduction to Survey

CMSC believes that the future of Mindful Self-Compassion is likely to be in skillful and targeted adaptations of the core 8-week program, tailored to specific setting, populations and intentions. In an effort to identify those adaptation projects that our MSC Teacher community is contemplating, with a goal toward helping support those efforts, we have put together this brief survey and appication to join the newly-launched CMSC Program Adaptation Incubator.

One definition of an incubator is "a collaborative program designed to help new startups succeed. Incubators help entrepreneurs solve some of the problems commonly associated with running a startup by providing workspace, seed funding, mentoring, and training. The sole purpose of a startup incubator is to help entrepreneurs grow their business." In the context of CMSC, we seek to leverage the infrastructure and expertise of our non-profit organization to help new adaptations develop and launch so that we can all bring more self-compassion into the world.

The vision for the incubator is to provide professional, organizational (and, in some cases, financial) support for worthy efforts at adapting the MSC curriculum as well as to create a rich collaborative learning environment for those engaged in adapting the curriculum. The specifics of this incubator project will emerge based on the needs of people like you who are considering adapting the program, so please feel free to be specific and forthright about what you might like to have CMSC be able to provide for you and your ideas.

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* 1. Please describe the specific target(s) for your adaptation (population, setting, etc)

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* 2. Please briefly describe your particular expertise, experience, training or profession that qualifies you to address the needs of the setting or population for which your adaptation is intended.

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* 3. Have you already begun work on your adaptation?

Yes

If yes, please describe:

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* 4. Please describe why you believe (in general terms) that the MSC program itself, as designed, does not adequately address the needs of your setting or population:

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* 5. For an adaptation to be formally endorsed by CMSC, the primary person creating the adaptation must be an MSC Certified Teacher. While you do not need to have that status to explore your options, it would be helpful to us to know what your level of training as an MSC teacher is:

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* 6. Briefly describe below how you envision adapting the MSC curriculum, making note of changes to: the number of sessions; contact hours; medium; components of the curriculum; etc.

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* 7. What do you see as the greatest barrier for you in developing, testing and disseminating your program adaptation? (This could include lack of expertise in certain areas like curriculum design, financial considerations, business planning, research, marketing, training, etc.)

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* 8. Do you have any particular expertise, training or experience that may be of help to other MSC program adaptors, and you are willing to share that expertise in some way, please make note of that here:

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* 9. Do you have any concerns, questions or hesitations about participating in a program incubator like what has been described? What would make this project more attractive to you as a program adaptor?

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* 10. If you would be interested in participating in at least an initial Zoom meeting of MSC program adaptors to explore the potential for the CMSC Program Adaptation Incubator, please include name and your email address here. (Our hope is to make this a monthly brainstorming/collaboration opportunity that would foster mutual support and encouragement in various efforts.)

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information to CMSC. I will be in touch in the near future to schedule our first Zoom meeting of the adaptors. Please feel free to contact me directly in the meantime if you have questions, ideas or concerns.

Steve Hickman, Psy.D.
Executive Director, Center for MSC
steve@centerformsc.org