The emerging science and practice of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT; Gilbert, 2009; 2010), with its roots in evolutionary psychology, attachment theory, and neuroscience, may offer a useful framework for approaching some of the challenges of working in early psychosis services, at each of the personal, professional, and organizational levels. In this presentation, we will start with an understanding of why compassion is important. The reality is that we just find ourselves here, in the flow of life, with a "tricky brain" that can cause all sorts of problems for ourselves, our colleagues and our systems. A lot of what happens in our minds is not our fault, but it is still up to us what we want to do about it. In this presentation, we will explore how our evolved minds can be orientated in certain ways depending on our social motives, and we will consider how orientating our minds towards compassion for self and others can bring a variety of positive benefits for mental health and well-being. We will learn some techniques and practices to help us cultivate compassion in our personal and professional lives, particularly for when things get tough around the issues we face with grief, isolation and loss.

Format

Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.

This presentation was recorded on November 12, 2020 at the virtual conference, Third National Conference on Advancing Early Psychosis Care in the United States: Addressing Inequities - Race, Culture, and COVID. 

Learning Objectives

• Describe the concept of 'multiple selves.''
• List the qualities of the 'compassionate self.''
• Summarize the techniques for directing compassion to parts of us that are struggling.

Outline

• The compassionate self
• Compassion and healthcare staff
• Compassion across the healthcare system

Target Audience

Psychologists, Social Workers, and Other Mental Health Professionals

Instructional Level

Introductory

Estimate Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: May 3, 2021 
Program End Date: May 3, 2024

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Physicians

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Psychologists

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Social Workers 

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Faculty and Planner Disclosures

Instructors

• Charles Heriot-Maitland, Ph.D., D.ClinPsy., M.A., B.Sc., is a clinical psychologist, researcher and trainer at Balanced Minds (London and Edinburgh, UK). For the last five years, he has been researching the application of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for people in UK NHS services who are experiencing distress in relation to psychosis (as an MRC Research Fellow at King's College London and University of Glasgow, 2014-2019). He provides CFT therapy, supervision, consultation, and training. He has run over a hundred various compassion training workshops both nationally and internationally. Disclosures - Grant/Research: UK Medical Research Council (funded CFT research 2014-2019).

Program Planners

• Steven Adelsheim, M.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Catherine Adams, L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W., C.A.A.D.C. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Susan T. Azrin, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Iruma Bello, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Gary Michael Blau, M.S., Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Teri S. Brister, Ph.D., L.P.C.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Nybelle An-Vi Caruso, B.S.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Amy N. Cohen, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Robert O. Cotes, M.D.  Dr. Cotes discloses the following relationships: Consultant: Saladax Biomedical, American Psychiatric Association Grant/Research: Ostuka, Lundbeck, Roche, Alkermes
• Judith Dauberman, M.A., Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Steven P. Dettwyler, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Melissa Edmondson Smith, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Chantel Garrett. Ms. Garrett discloses the following relationships: Stock: Invitae, stockholder Livongo, stockholder Color, private equity holder Consultant: Maine Health Northwell Health One Mind Grant/Research: One Mind National Institute of Health
• Tristan Gorrindo, M.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Kate Hardy, ClinPsych.D.  Ms. Hardy discloses the following relationships: Consultant: SME for Click Therapeutics
• Robert K. Heinssen, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Brian Hepburn, M.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Patrick Kaufmann, B.S.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Sherin Khan, L.C.S.W. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Steven R. Lopez, Ph.D. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Ted Lutterman.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Tushita Mayanil, M.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Ryan Melton, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Oladunni Oluwoye , Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Abram Rosenblatt, Ph.D.  Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• David L. Shern, Ph.D.  Dr. Shern discloses the following relationships: Grant/Research: Through my employment at NASMHPD, I co-chair the dissemination function of the Early Psychosis Intervention network as part of the national data coordinating center at Westat. Westat was awarded the coordinating center grant by NIMH Other: serve on the Board of Livanta

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