Self-Compassion and Resilience Workshop

IfJ CPD Courses

Course Facilitator(s)

Rachel Jones-Wild

Course Facilitator(s) Bio

Rachel is an accredited Breathworks mindfulness trainer with nine years' experience in teaching mindfulness. She is also an integrative psychotherapist and clinical supervisor.

Course Requirements

IfJ member

Who is this course for?

Anyone looking to learn more about self-compassion and building resilience in a professional context.

Description

If you find yourself struggling to effectively deal with difficulties and set-backs in life, this workshop will help to harness self-compassion and resilience skills.

Course content:

The workshop is partially based on the work of Kristin Neff, author of 'Self-Compassion' and 'Fierce Self-Compassion'. It will explore how we can use self-compassion to respond to set-backs and difficulties more effectively. We will use a range of tools including writing exercises, visualisation and guided reflection to put our difficulties in a bigger perspective and gain resilience. 

Course aims/objectives:

Participants will learn:

1. Definitions of compassion and self-compassion.

2. How to use self-compassion meditations during times of difficulty.

3. Techniques to put difficulties into a bigger context and learn to take set-backs less personally.

Course method: 

The workshop is run in the form of a small group training. The presenter will persent information and will invite high levels of participation and sharing of knowledge and ideas. Prepared slides/handouts guide the process rather than impart information. 

The following materials are provided: 

• Timetable
• Powerpoint presentations

- Participants to log on 15 minutes prior to start of each session. - It is required that all participants keep their cameras on throughout the workshop. - Participants to complete online feedback form post workshop.