Compassion Focused Therapy for Distressing Experiences In Psychosis

Presented By Charlie Heriot-Maitland, PhD

12 hours | 12 CEs

This on-demand professional training program on Compassion-Focused Therapy for Distressing Experiences In Psychosis is presented by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, PhD.

This program introduces the CFT model of compassion and describes how to apply this model in interventions for people with psychosis. Specifically, participants learn how to help their clients establish a bodily experience of safeness through the:

practice of soothing rhythm breathing, which activates the parasympathetic system;
learning to recognize what postures and activities ground and centre the person;
and using mindfulness and imagery exercises.

In this program, participants learn how to create external contexts (e.g., interpersonal and environmental) in which the safeness experience can flourish. Dr. Heriot-Maitland also discusses how to develop a ‘compassionate self,’ which is a part of them with the qualities required to explore and engage with their fears, voices, and dissociated parts; essentially, a self-identity that organizes the mind and provides a secure base (or grounding) from which to do the therapeutic work. He demonstrates how to use these compassionate qualities and skills to manage internal conflicts and to initiate supportive dialogue between voices and different emotional parts. This is achieved through techniques such as voice dialoguing/talking with voices, imagery, chair work, and letter writing.

Intended Audience

This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals

Experience Level

This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

Describe and critique the Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) model and its relevance for people with psychosis

Describe the evidence base that underpins the CFT model

Describe psychosis to establish safeness and connection

Describe psycho-education about evolved brains, emotion systems, and multiple selves

Describe CFT formulations with their clients (threat-based formulation / 3 circles formulation / function of voices)

Describe how clients cultivate/deepen their compassionate self

Describe how clients put their compassion self to work in daily life

Describe techniques to facilitate compassionate relating to self, others, voices (eg. chair work and compassionate voice dialogue)

Describe the CFT model to address difficulties within therapeutic relationships

Describe processes to ensure personal practice improvement in the use of the CFT model for psychosis

Presented By

Charlie Heriot-Maitland, PhD

Dr. Charlie Heriot-Maitland is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and trainer (University of Glasgow; Balanced Minds). He is currently researching the social context of anomalous experiences and the application of CFT for people experiencing distress in relation to psychosis. He provides psycholog...

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Curriculum

1. Introduction

2. Why Do We Need Compassion?

3. Exercise - Daily Loops

4. How Do We Develop Compassion?

5. Fears, Blocks, & Resistances

6. Exercise - Establishing Safeness

7. Soothing Breathings Rhythm, Facial Expressions, and Voice Tone

8. Audience Discussion

9. Multiple Selves

10. Formulation

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.