Workshop

Applying CFT to Support Cancer Patients and Survivors

This is a two day workshop with Dr Julia Wahl

07 May 2027

14 May 2027

Online

2 days

£299

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About this workshop

This workshop focuses on Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) as a vital resource for cancer patients and survivors. Participants will explore how CFT can help address the emotional, psychological, and somatic challenges faced during and after cancer treatment. The session will include discussions on the efficacy of compassion-based interventions in reducing anxiety, stress, and depression, physical pain while enhancing quality of life and coping skills. Attendees will engage in practical exercises aimed at fostering self-compassion and mindful observation, creating a supportive environment for sharing experiences and strategies for emotional resilience.

We will cover the topics of:

Compassion-Focused Therapy for Cancer Care – why it is important
Differences between the skills of attention, mindfulness, and compassion
Compassion and dignity in cancer care
Coping with physical pain
Compassion for Cancer (CforC) Training Programme
Importance of safeness, safety, and Others

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What you'll learn

How to use CFT and CMT with cancer patients and survivors

The Compassion for Cancer Training programme

Compassion interventions to help reduce experiential suffering and support quality of life and coping

Who this workshop is for

Psychologists, psychotherapists, mental health practitioners

Those working with cancer patients and survivors

Those who have completed introductory in CFT

Meet your instructor

Dr Julia Wahl

Psychologist

Dr. Julia E. Wahl is a psychologist, mindfulness and compassion trainer, lecturer and founder and director of The Mind Institute (mindinstitute.com.pl) and the Polish School of Mindfulness (polskaszkolauwaznosci). She is a leader and initiator of the Postgraduate Studies in Mindfulness and Compassion at the SWPS University in Poznan and Krakow and Postgraduate Studies in Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy and Social Change at the SWPS University in Poznan, and regularly works at the Adam Mickiewics University in Posnan in the Faculty of Biology.

Julia is one of the founders of the Polish Mindfulness Association, and is the lead for the Compassionate Mind Foundation's affiliate centre in Poland. She created a support programme for cancer patients based on the compassion approach as part of her PhD at the University of Derby (UK).

She writes regularly for various magazines in Poland and abroad (including Przekrój, Charaktery, Psychologie und Leben, Psychologia w Praktyce), and is a former editor of the first mindfulness magazine in Poland. She conducts trainings, workshops for various organisations and companies, including Forum Media Poland, Nestle, Roche, OkeChamp, AstraZeneca, Mobica, Prodica.

Julia is the author of To love (yourself) wisely: How mindfulness and compassion can support intimate relationships (Sensus Publishers). Her next two books are due for publication later this year: in Polish To be better for yourself and the world: Compassion Focused Therapy in Life and in Therapy (Sensus Publishers) and in English (with David Sheffield) The Cancer Workbook: Developing a Compassionate Mind for Treatment, Recovery and Survival (Little Brown Publishing).

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£299

07 May 2027

14 May 2027

Online

2 days

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Recommended Material

Thesis

Developing and measuring compassion-based interventions for cancer patients and survivors

Wahl, J. E. (2020). Developing and measuring compassion-based interventions for cancer patients and survivors. University of Derby (United Kingdom).

Paper

Development of a compassion-based training for cancer (CforC) curriculum for female breast cancer patients and survivors

Wahl, J., Sheffield, D., Maratos, F., & Archer, S. (2018). Development of a compassion-based training for cancer (CforC) curriculum for female breast cancer patients in stages I-III and cancer survivors. Origins, rationale and initial observations. Mindfulness & Compassion.

Book

The Cancer Workbook

Wahl, J. E. & Sheffield, D. (2027) The Cancer Workbook: Developing a Compassionate Mind for Treatment, Recovery and Survival. Little, Brown.

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Will I get a certificate of attendance?

All attendees will received a certificate upon completion of the course. This will be emailed to you, so please ensure that your details are correct on registration.

Our staff will take a register on each day of the workshop and any non-attendees will not receive a certificate. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch at hello@compassionatemind.co.uk

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What if I am unable to attend?

If you find you are unable to attend this course, please email our admin team via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk as soon as possible. You will be given the option to transfer to another course (within 12 months). Refunds are available if cancellation occurs no less than one month before the start of the course, although we will consider exceptional circumstances.

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Applying CFT to Support Cancer Patients and Survivors

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Level

Intermediate

Price

£299

Dates

May 7, 2027

May 14, 2027

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Applying CFT to Support Cancer Patients and Survivors

Timings and Registration‍

This workshop will be 14 hours towards your CPD, and you will receive a certificate of attendance shortly after the workshop via email.

This workshop will be recorded and delegates will receive the recordings within a few weeks from the end of the workshop.

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This workshop is priced at a flat rate of £279.00

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To pay in instalments or for those in difficult financial circumstances, who may struggle to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk

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‍All timings are according to British Summer Time (BST): 09:30 - 16:30

First session: 07th May 2027

Second session: 14th May 2027

Level: Intermediate. It is recommended for delegates to have a basic CFT knowledge for this workshop.

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We will cover the topics of:

Compassion-Focused Therapy for Cancer Care – why it is important
Differences between the skills of attention, mindfulness, and compassion
Compassion and dignity in cancer care
Coping with physical pain
Compassion for Cancer (CforC) Training Programme
Importance of safeness, safety, and Others

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Location

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Online via Zoom

The Cancer Workbook: Developing a Compassionate Mind for Treatment, Recovery and Survival

Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine

Cancer Pain

Freedom from Pain: Discover Your Body's Power to Overcome Physical Pain

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This course is for

Mental Healthcare Practitioners

Psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, nurses, psychiatrists and other mental health professions; mental health practitioners that are looking for a new way to introduce compassion focused therapy into their practice.

Meet your instructor(s)

Dr Julia Wahl

Psychologist

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FAQs

Will I get a certificate of attendance?

All attendees will received a certificate upon completion of the course. This will be emailed to you, so please ensure that your details are correct on registration.

When will I receive the login details?

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What if I am unable to attend?

My employer will be paying for this course. Can you arrange for an invoice?

Yes, please email finance@compassionatemind.co.uk who will be able to organise this for you.

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All places booked for our event, must be paid for prior to attending the event unless pre-agreed with management. Please note that we cannot confirm your place until we have received payment.
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Should you be unable to attend the event, please contact our admin team as soon as possible via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk. Refunds, less the Eventbrite administration fee, will be made if cancellations are received in writing up to one month before the event. Any cancellations received after this time will not be eligible for a refund, although we will consider exceptional circumstances. While refunds for failure to attend cannot be made, you can transfer your event fee to a future event that will take place within 12 months of your booking without an additional penalty.
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Applying CFT to Support Cancer Patients and Survivors

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About this workshop

What you'll learn

How to use CFT and CMT with cancer patients and survivors

The Compassion for Cancer Training programme

Compassion interventions to help reduce experiential suffering and support quality of life and coping

Who this workshop is for

Meet your instructor

Recommended Material

Developing and measuring compassion-based interventions for cancer patients and survivors