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Objectives: The application of mindfulness-based practices in psychiatry is indeed real and patient-level outcomes include symptom reduction and enhanced sense of well-being. Perhaps as importantly, the provider also experiences gains such as enhanced attention, empathy, compassion, and resilience. Methods: This hands-on workshop led by experienced mindfulness-based researchers, practitioners, and authors will consider the evidence for mindfulness in clinical psychiatry and teach the audience several simple mindfulness exercises for themselves and their patients. Results: Upon workshop completion, participants will have considered the application of mindfulness in several common practice-based cases in child psychiatry. Conclusions: The clinician will be able to define mindfulness, understand its applications, refine mindfulness techniques as part of their toolkit, and access mindfulness resources for themselves and their child and adolescent patients