Workshop
This is a three day online workshop with Dr Katie Splevins and Dr Claire Sweeney
From £10 • Card, PayPal & bank transfer available
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About this workshop
This course introduces a Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) approach to supporting individuals and families affected by perinatal loss and trauma. It explores how the evolutionary model of the threat, drive and soothing systems can help clinicians understand the psychological impact of birth trauma, perinatal loss, and complex experiences during the transition to parenthood.
Alongside the CFT framework, the course draws on key theories of grief, loss and trauma, helping participants integrate these perspectives into compassionate, trauma-informed care within the perinatal context.
The workshop emphasises how compassion-based practices can help reduce shame, self-criticism and trauma-related threat responses, while strengthening emotional safety, regulation and connection for both parents and clinicians.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Develop an understanding of the nature and psychological impact of perinatal loss and trauma within the perinatal context.
- Understand the Compassion Focused Therapy model and how it can be applied to experiences of grief, trauma and distress in the perinatal period.
- Practice CFT-informed techniques and interventions for supporting parents affected by loss and trauma.
- Explore compassion-based practices for clinicians, helping practitioners sustain themselves when working with emotionally demanding material.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for healthcare and mental health professionals working with trauma and loss during the perinatal period, including those working in:
- Maternal Mental Health Services
- Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)
- Perinatal mental health teams and related services
Relevant professionals may include psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, nurses, psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners, particularly those interested in integrating compassion-focused approaches into their clinical practice.
What you'll learn
Understand the link between compassion and eating behaviour
Explore practical tools from the workbook
Apply strategies for sustainable change
Develop a kinder relationship with food
Who this workshop is for
Anyone interested in improving their relationship with food and body
Healthcare and wellbeing professionals
No prior experience required
"The Compassionate Mind Foundation has been doing world-leading work, pioneering the science of compassion."
Meet your instructor
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FAQs
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Yes, this course is suitable for those who are new to CFT, although some knowledge of the basics may be helpful.
Unfortunately, this workshop will not be suitable for those with no prior CFT training. The trainer will be teaching the workshop on the assumption that all attendees have a good understanding of the model and will not have time to go over this. We recommend first attending one of our Introduction to CFT workshops, which we run several times a year.
Yes, this workshop will be recorded on zoom. Once the workshop has finished all delegates will receive a follow-up email with the links to view these along with any extra resources. These will be available to view for around 3 months post-event. The recordings are edited, so will be made available roughly a week after the workshop has finished.
No, as this is a supervision workshop and delegates will be discussing sensitive matters, this workshop will not be recorded. For that reason it is essential that delegates attend this workshop live. Any non-attendees will not receive a certificate.
As this course is aimed at an intermediate level, participants will be expected to have a basic understanding of the CFT model. If you are new to CFT, we would encourage you to attend one of our introductory trainings first.
This workshop is aimed at those who have a good grounding in the foundations of Compassion Focused Therapy, so we do require that you have completed an Introductory workshop beforehand (please check the topics covered in the Introduction to CFT workshop on our Training Pathway). We generally recommend leaving at least six months between completing an Introductory workshop and attending the Clinical Skills workshop in order to give yourself time to practise with your clients, as this workshop will be aimed to helping you to build on your skills.
Introductory workshops held by other organisations will be accepted, so long as they are at least two days in length, include the topics covered in our Introduction to CFT course, and are led by a recognised CFT trainer. For any queries about this, please email hello@compassionatemind.co.uk
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
All delegates signed up to the workshop will recieve joining links and instructions when they sign up for the event via Eventbrite. Any additional handouts will be sent to you as soon as they are recieved from the speaker. If you do not recieve a welcome email when you book, or have other queries, please email hello@compassionatemind.co.uk.
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