Self-Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities
SUPPORT YOURSELF WHILE HELPING OTHERS
This Self-Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities programme is designed to provide support for Health Coaches and Nutritional Therapists to support themselves whilst helping others.
Self-Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities (SCHC) is an evidence-based healthcare adaptation of the Mindful Self-Compassion programme (MSC). MSC is an empirically supported programme created by Dr. Kristin Neff (UT Austin) and Dr. Chris Germer (Harvard Medical School).
What is the Purpose of the course?
The purpose of SCHC is to teach healthcare workers on-the-job skills to meet the emotional demands of their work. Mindfulness and self-compassion practices for healthcare are intended to lower the chance that professionals will feel emotionally depleted after work and increase their likelihood of feeling accomplished and satisfied in their caregiving roles.
What to Expect
The programme will run over 6 sessions of 90 minutes and each week gradually builds on the previous week. For participants to gain maximum benefit from the course we’d therefore strongly suggest attending all 6 sessions. The sessions will not be recorded to help everyone feel safe and comfortable to talk.
CPD Approved
This course is recognised for 25 CPD hours for UKIHCA members.
Approval provided by UKIHCA
Live Sessions - 7pm-8.30pm*
Session 1: 5th Feb 2025
Session 2: 12th Feb 2025
Session 3: 26th Feb 2025
Session 4: 5th March 2025
Session 5: 12th March 2025
Session 6: 19th March 2025
*See course outline for topics covered
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Next Course: Feb 5th 2025
Learners will have access to the course on Brightspace for 12 weeks
Course length and cost:
This course is delivered through weekly live sessions online over a period of 6 weeks.
Cost: €295/£250
Delivery
Delivery is fully online
The programme is run as an online experiential workshop. Activities will include short talks, exercises, short practices, and brief group discussions. It’s all about getting a “felt sense” of what it’s like to start to offer ourselves self-compassion.
Resources: Handouts of the practices and key teaching points in pdf format. Audio recordings of the practices will also be available.
Awards
IINH Certificate of Completion.
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*Spaces are limited*
Cost: €295/£250
Use the code HEALTHCARE when enrolling in the month of December and save 20%
Discount codes can be added at checkout
*A minimum number of 7 learners is required in order to run the course. If this number isn’t reached, all learners will be refunded or offered a space on the next available course.
Self-Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities Sample Class
Try us out for FREE Sample Class. View some course content and sample mindfulness practices.
Course Outline
Topic 1: What is Self-Compassion? Definition and Science of Self-Compassion
Introduction: What is Self-Compassion? Misgivings and research about Self-Compassion.
Topic 2: Practicing Self-Compassion: Physiology and Practice of Self-Compassion with Mindfulness
The physiology of self-compassion. Self-compassion break. Backdraft. Moments of mindfulness.
Topic 3: Discovering your Compassionate Voice: Motivating Ourselves with Fierce Self-Compassion
Self-criticism and safety. Motivating ourselves with compassion.
Topic 4: Self-Compassion and Resilience
Strategies for meeting difficult emotions.
Topic 5: Burnout: Self-Compassion for Caregiver Fatigue
Stress and Burnout. Compassion with Equanimity.
Topic 6: Making it Count: Reconnecting to Core Values
Core Values for Healthcare Professionals. Setting an intention. Practice going forward.
Supporting Research
Burnout, including secondary traumatic stress and emotional exhaustion, is prevalent among health care professionals and is a factor contributing to turnover. (Cocker & Joss, 2016; West, Dyrbye, & Shanafelt, 2018). “Chronic stress associated with emotionally intense work demands for which resources are inadequate can result in burnout,” write West, Dyrbye, & Shanafelt (2018).
Two studies conducted with Dell Children’s Medical Center staff who attended the 6-week SCHC training showed participants significantly increased in self compassion, mindfulness, compassion to others, compassion satisfaction, and feelings of personal accomplishment, and significantly decreased in levels of stress, depression and measures of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and secondary traumatic stress).
Other peer-reviewed literature has found self-compassion training reduces symptoms of burnout and increases self-compassion, mindfulness, and compassion satisfaction (Delaney, M.C., 2018; Eriksson et al., 2018).References Cocker, F., & Joss, N. (2016). Physician burnout: contributors, consequences and solutions. Journal of Internal Medicine, 283(6), 516–529.https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.12752
Student Testimonials
SELF-COMPASSION TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES TUTOR:
JULIA SWEETMAN
Nutritional Therapist, Certified Mindful Self Compassion teacher
As a Nutritional Therapist, Julia has been involved in the health and wellness sector for over 12 years. She teaches nutrition, health and wellbeing for IINH and is the Programme Director for the Nutritional Therapy Programme. She is also a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher.
Prior to this, she enjoyed a job as a Senior Manager for a large Health and Beauty Retailer for 11 years. Her change in career stemmed from the desire to explore healthier ways to manage the increasing demands and pressures of work and family life Julia now advocates and teaches the positive impacts of good quality nutrition and the benefits of regular mindfulness and self-compassion practice.
