Compassion-Focussed Therapy

Introducing Compassion Focused Therapy: Theory, Practice and Direct Clinical Applications (26260)

Join fellow practitioners for a two-day workshop exploring the theory and practice of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). Participants will learn about the evolutionary model underpinning CFT, compassion-based strategies, and ways to support clients experiencing threat-based emotions. The workshop will be presented by Dr. Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist, Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland, and co-director of the UQ Compassionate Mind Research Group.

Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Confidently describe the recent advances in the science of compassion, including a discussion of the evolutionary basis of compassion, the biological and neurological findings associated with compassion, and the hypothesised psychological benefits of compassion and self-compassion.
• Summarise the recent results of outcome research associated with compassion and self compassion cultivation programs, especially compassion focused therapy, including their use and effectiveness with certain clinical populations.
• Demonstrate a depth of understanding of the evolutionary approach to emotion, behaviour and motivations in particular, and how that is presented from a compassion focused therapy perspective.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of attachment in emotion regulation and the development of the compassionate self Identify the link between compassion and care-giving and receiving motivational systems.
• Identify the “two psychologies” of compassion and its constituent elements or attributes.
• Describe the range of skills that might be drawn upon in CFT in order to cultivate these attributes of a compassionate person.
• Demonstrate and utilise practices that cultivate compassion and build a sense of the compassionate self.

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