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Self-Compassion in Clinical Practice​
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Self-compassion is an important inner resource that increases resilience during challenging and difficult times. It involves the capacity to comfort and soothe ourselves, and to motivate ourselves with encouragement when we struggle, fail, or feel inadequate. Burgeoning research shows that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional wellbeing, better coping, healthy habits, more satisfying relationships, and lower levels of anxiety and depression. Developing this resource is especially important now, as people are growing weary after months of dealing with changes, uncertainty and losses related to the pandemic.

Many helping professionals have been introduced to the concept of self-compassion, but they may not have been taught how to explicitly integrate this knowledge into clinical practice. Self-compassion can be integrated into clinical work by (1) how clinicians relate to themselves (compassionate presence), (2) how clinicians relate to their clients (compassionate relationship), and (3) how clients relate to themselves (home practice).

In addition to helping clients increase resilience, self-compassion is a powerful resource for clinicians. It enables clinicians to maintain emotional balance in the midst of challenging clinical work, to enjoy their work and their clients more fully, to be fully present and attuned with their clients, and to prevent caregiver fatigue.

This two-part interactive workshop will offer clinicians core skills and practices to cultivate self-compassion as a foundation for therapeutic relationships, self-care and to teach to clients.

This course will explore recent developments in the use of meditation to enrich psychotherapy. Multiple learning formats will be used including didactic presentations, experiential exercises, case discussions, and Q&A. This course is intended for all mental health practitioners and others interested in the principles, practices, and techniques of meditation.

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This course will explore recent developments in the use of meditation to enrich psychotherapy. Multiple learning formats will be used including didactic presentations, experiential exercises, case discussions, and Q&A. This course is intended for all mental health practitioners and others interested in the principles, practices, and techniques of meditation.

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Shame is everywhere. Whenever we feel bad about ourselves, for whatever reason, there is a touch of shame. Shame can occur when we feel judged by others or when we judge ourselves. It can happen when we do something wrong and when we’re entirely innocent of wrongdoing. Shame strikes at the core of our being but has nothing to do with who we really are.

Shame is the most difficult human emotion. What makes shame so challenging is that most of us would rather do anything than feel shame. Our first instinct is to “go small, go silent, or go away.” Sometimes we go on the attack, criticizing ourselves or others. We may also try to numb ourselves by escaping into unhealthy behaviors. When shame is present in our lives, there’s often no one home to work with it.

Self-compassion is an antidote to shame. It’s the opposite of shame—self-kindness instead of self-criticism, common humanity instead of isolation, and mindfulness instead of rumination. The process of alleviating shame begins by recognizing that shame is an innocent emotion—it arises from the universal wish to be loved. If we didn’t wish to be loved, we wouldn’t feel shame. The next step is to give ourselves the compassion we so desperately need—self-compassion.

In this 6-hour experiential workshop led by Chris Germer, a leader in the burgeoning field of self-compassion and co-developer (with Kristin Neff) of the Mindful Self-Compassion training program, participants will explore the nature of shame and it’s causes (including discrimination and social oppression). They will also learn simple skills to detect shame – in their own lives and their client’s lives – and transform it, safely and effectively, through the power of self-compassion

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Wednesday and Fridays, July 21, 23, 28 and 30, 2020 – 4-7 pm Pacific, 6-9 Central and 7-10 Eastern

This workshop is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the key practices and exercises of the 8-week program, from the comfort of your home.

MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our capacity for emotional wellbeing. Mindfulness is the first step—turning with loving awareness toward difficult experience (emotions, sensations, thoughts). Self-compassion comes next—bringing loving awareness to ourselves. Together, mindfulness and self-compassion comprise a state of warm, connected presence during difficult moments in our lives.

Burgeoning research shows that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional wellbeing, coping with life challenges, lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying, compassionate relationships. Self-compassion includes the capacity to comfort, soothe and validate ourselves, but also to protect and provide for ourselves, and to motivate ourselves to achieve our goals. Fortunately, anyone can learn self-compassion.

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En qué consiste la formación de profesores (MSC-TT)

Es importante saber que tienes que haber completado un MSC básico de 8 semanas o MSC intensivo de 24 horas con profesores acreditados oficialmente, antes de poder inscribirte al Teacher Training. Puedes consultar el directorio de profesores acreditados en España en: https://centerformsc.org/find-a-teacher/

El Teacher Training del MSC consiste en un intensivo, 7 días, con formato de programa residencial facilitado por un equipo de profesores senior. La formación de profesores se construye alrededor de las ocho sesiones semanales de MSC: medio día se dedica a una revisión condensada, experiencial de cada una de las sesiones, seguidas de actividades en subgrupos. Dichas actividades están diseñadas para dar oportunidades a los que se están formando a ponerse en el rol de profesores, de forma que van a enseñar temas, guiar prácticas y facilitar el proceso de indagación en la sesión al resto de sus compañeros, con la supervisión directa de cada uno de los profesores Senior. Además, el entrenamiento incluye charlas cortas, ejercicios grupales generales, compartir sobre las prácticas y períodos de silencio. Además, se proporcionará a los participantes los materiales esenciales para enseñar el programa MSC básico de 8 semanas.

El programa MSC se ha estado desarrollando desde el año 2009, y la formación de profesores ha sido iniciada en Estados Unidos, Europa, Asia y Australia desde 2014.

with Chris Germer and others

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This is an in-depth opportunity for people to immerse themselves in some of the key practices and exercises of the full 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion program offered in an intensive 2-day format. Through talks, meditation, experiential exercises, and group discussion, you learn how to:

• Identify the three key components of self-compassion
• Describe relevant research that supports the benefits of self-compassion
• Practice techniques to increase self-compassion in everyday life
• Use self-compassion to alleviate caregiver burnout.

By connecting with your natural capacity for kindness toward suffering, you can develop healthy, enduring patterns of relating to all of life’s circumstances.

With Chris Germer and Arve Thürmann

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This MSC Teacher Training is an intensive, 6-day, residential program. The training is built around the eight weekly sessions of MSC with each half day dedicated to a condensed, experiential review of one of the sessions, followed by small group activities designed to give attendees opportunities to practice teaching, guiding and facilitating discussion in that session with the close consultation of one of the Teacher Trainers. In addition, the training includes short talks, group exercises, discussion, and periods of silence. Participants will be provided with the essential materials to teach MSC programs.

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Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer are pioneers in the scientific development of self-compassion. They have brought their experience together in the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) training. This intensive training offers you a unique opportunity: immerse yourself in the key practices of mindful self-compassion, taught by the founders Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. Learn how powerful and transformative mindful self-compassion is, while staying at a relaxing and inspiring accommodation in the natural surroundings of the Veluwe in the Netherlands. A life-changing experience!

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Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer are pioneers in the scientific development of self-compassion. They have brought their experience together in the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) training. This intensive training offers you a unique opportunity: immerse yourself in the key practices of mindful self-compassion, taught by the founders Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. Learn how powerful and transformative mindful self-compassion is, while staying at a relaxing and inspiring accommodation in the natural surroundings of the Veluwe in the Netherlands. A life-changing experience!