ONLINE 4-Part WEBINAR SERIES - CFT and Parenting (July 2024)

This is a four-part webinar series that will be delivered via Zoom on 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th July (2 hr sessions)
About this Event

Registration

Registration for this workshop is from 08:30hrs.

We will host this workshop via Zoom Meetings, and will send all relevant joining instructions a week before the workshop. For those who are unable to attend all of the live broadcast, this workshop will be recorded, and recordings will be available for up to one month after the live broadcast for you to watch in your own time.

Timings

All timings are according to UK BST (GMT+1)

Session 1, 3rd July 2024: 09:00hrs - 11:00hrs

Session 2, 10th July 2024: 09:00hrs - 11:00hrs

Session 3, 17th July 2024: 09:00hrs - 11:00hrs

Session 4, 24th July 2024: 09:00hrs - 11:00hrs

Pricing

This workshop is priced at a flat rate of £115. For those in difficult financial circumstances, who may struggle to afford this price, please contact [email protected]

About this Workshop

Compassion Focused Therapy can make a significant difference in how parents relate to themselves and to their children.

Across this series of 4 webinars you will be introduced to

1) what compassion is and why parenting matters,

2) the theoretical and empirical links between compassion and parenting,

3) how to apply a compassion focused approach to parentings, as well as

4) research evaluations examining CFT and parenting.

Across the webinars there will be times for question and answer, experiential practices and role play exercises.

Session 1
Wednesday July 3rd, 2024

Introduction to what Compassion is and Why Parenting Matters
Different Parenting Populations
Parenting Practices and Attachment
The Importance of Warmth

Session 2
Wednesday July 10th, 2024

Assessing Parenting Styles
Shame and Parenting
Introducing Compassion Focused Strategies in a Parenting Context
Asking about Self-Compassion in Parenting

Session 3
Wednesday July 17th, 2024

Emotion Regulation Systems
Co-Regulation with Three Circles
Physiology and Voice Tone
Compassionate-Self to Help with Parenting Challenges

Session 4
Wednesday July 24th, 2024

Evaluations of CFT Interventions for Parents
Embodiment of Compassionate-Self & Final Tips
Q & A

Workshop Leader

Dr. James Kirby is the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at the University of Queensland. He has broad research interests in compassion, but specifically examines factors that facilitate and inhibit compassionate behaviour. He uses and integrates multi-modal assessment approaches to better understand the mechanisms of engaging and acting in compassionate behaviour (e.g., self-report, physiology, observations, fMRI). He also examines the clinical effectiveness of compassion focused interventions, evaluating how Compassion Focused Therapy helps with self-criticism and shame that underpin many depression and anxiety disorders. James also holds a Visiting Fellowship at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University. In 2022 he authored Choose Compassion, and in 2020 he co-edited Making an Impact on Mental Health. He serves as an Associate Editor for two international journals Mindfulness and Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice. He has over 100 publications, been cited 4,750 times, and has an h-index of 32.