This is a stand-alone, on-demand course that can be taken by any practitioner as part of their continuous professional development (CPD).
It is also one of the modules within:
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), is a research-based therapy founded on a combination of principles from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Evolutionary Psychology and Attachment Theory. It was developed to work specifically with clients who had high levels of shame and self-criticism and who had had early experiences of poor attachment, affiliation and affection. By developing care and affiliative focused motivation, attention, emotion, behaviour and thinking CFT begins to address these problems.
Over the two days delegates will be introduced to the fundamental principles of CFT along with its research and theoretical base. Practical skills within CFT will also be demonstrated with associated practice opportunities for delegates and will be accompanied by filmed examples.
This two-day practical course covers:
- The Origins of CFT
- Psychoeducation – evolutionary psychology, the ‘tricky brain’, & the affect regulation model
- Shame and self-criticism – how it’s understood and worked with from the CFT perspective
- Compassion – definition, qualities & origin
- Developing skills – attention, mindfulness, imagery, compassion
- Putting compassion to work
The course includes live and video demonstrations, high quality course materials, worksheets.
