Day 1

Richard C. Schwartz, PhD: The Essential Role of Compassion in Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Deran Young, LCSW, Capt/USAF (retired): Healing Legacy Burdens: Intergenerational Trauma, IFS, and Self-Compassion

Gabor Maté MD, CM: Healing Trauma in a Toxic Culture: A Compassionate Approach

Kelly McGonigal, PhD: The Science of Compassion

Day 2

David Treleaven, PhD: Balancing Trauma Sensitivity: Validating Client Experience While Nurturing Inner Strength

Christopher Germer, PhD: Shame and Trauma: The Transformative Power of Self-Compassion in Healing

Eduardo Duran, PhD: Generational Healing and Soul Wounds: Expanding Beyond Conventional Western Views

Daniel J. Siegel, MD: The Latest Research on Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body and Brain

Deborah Lee, PhD: Clinical Applications of Compassion-Focused Therapy for Trauma

Day 3

Kristin Neff, PhD: Self-Compassion for Burnout: Caring for the Caregiver

Raymond Rodriguez, LCSW, Rev.: Embodied Healing: Somatic Approaches to Trauma Recovery

Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE: An Evolutionary Understanding of Compassion in Therapy

Chris Willard, PsyD: Embracing the Possibility of Post-Traumatic Resilience

Sydney Spears, PhD: Bringing Self-Compassion into Therapy: Trauma Sensitive Strategies

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An Evolutionary Understanding of Compassion in Therapy

with Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE

What you'll learn

Learn about the scientific underpinnings of compassion-focused therapy, and how CFT addresses trauma and integrates personal practices for effective intervention.
Examine the evolutionary basis of emotional and motivational systems, including caregiving, competition, and sexuality, and their impact on mental health.
Learn techniques for applying CFT, such as using imagery, empathy, and compassion to address trauma, manage emotions, and support clients in their healing journey.

About the speakers

Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE

Paul Gilbert, FBPsS, PhD, OBE, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and honorary visiting Professor at the University of Queensland. Until his retirement from the NHS in 2016 he was Consultant Clinical Psychologist for over 40 years. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology with a special focus on mood, shame, and self-criticism in various mental health difficulties for which Compassion Focused Therapy was developed. He was made a Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1993, President of the BABCP 2002-2004, and was a member of the first British Governments’ NICE guidelines for depression. He has written/edited 23 books and over 300 papers and book chapters. In 2006 he established the Compassionate Mind Foundation as an international charity with the mission statement: To promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion. There are now a number of sister foundations in other countries. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen in March 2011 for services to mental health. He established and is the Director of the Centre for Compassion Research and Training at Derby University UK. His latest book is a major edited book with Professor G. Simos Compassion: Clinical Practice and Applications (2022).

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