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A Day for Therapists and Teachers of Mindfulness with:

PROFESSOR PAUL GILBERT, PHD., FBPSS, OBE
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy

WHERE …. Avila Retreat Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
WHEN …… Thursday 31st October
TIME ……. 10am -4.30
Cost……… €75.00 (not including lunch)

This workshop will introduce people to the basic model of compassion focused therapy (CFT). CFT began with the problem of people saying they could understand the logic of cognitive therapy but even with changing their thoughts struggled to feel different. CFT is an evolution based model of psychopathology and is focused on the emotional systems that give rise to the feelings of reassurance and affect change. These are primarily affiliative-based systems. Participants will learn about the link between affiliative emotion, cognitive and behavioural change, and how shame and self-criticism blocks this emotion system.

The first part of the workshop will cover the basic concepts with PowerPoint presentations and video displays. The second part of the workshop will provide some experiential opportunities to practice some of the imagery, behavioural and meditation exercises

By the end of the workshop participants will have
• an overview of the evolutionary model that underpins CFT
• insight into the three types of affect regulation system
• an understanding of the role of attachment mechanisms in affect change
• an understanding of the complexities and conflicts within the threat system processing.
• insight into the CFT model of compassion which is based on two different psychologies:1 capacities for engagement with suffering and 2. abilities to alleviate it
• some experience of core CFT exercises that will include
• soothing breathing rhythm and body focusing
• development of the concept of compassionate self
• development of compassionate imagery
• using the compassionate self to engage threat system processing

Bookings: Helen Byrne, 9 Montpelier Gardens, Dublin 7.
Or contact: helen.byrne@mindfulness.ie
Cheques / P.O. / Bankers drafts made out to Helen Byrne

5 CPD points awarded for this workshop by the Family Therapy Association of Ireland

The 8th European Family Therapy Association Congress is due to take place in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 24th – 27th 2013.

The scientific programme is now complete, and can be viewed on the EFTA Congress website. We are delighted to let you know that we have 10 participants from Ireland involved in the conference at all levels – from workshop presentations, symposiums, sub-plenary, plenary participants and chair discussions.

To view the full programme, and to access registration details, please visit the EFTA congress website at:

www.efta2013.org

Child to Parent Violence:
A Systemic Response
May 25th 2013 , Galway

The West is awake!!!

The recent Systemic Café on Child to Parent violence was the first Systemic Café to venture outside Dublin.

A well attended and lively discussion, facilitated by Declan Coogan, brought up lots of dilemmas for us but also provided ideas on how to work systemically with families experiencing child to parent violence.

Well done to the Regional Subcommittee on hosting such an enjoyable evening!

Karen Leonard

Welcome to the next Systemic Cafe where FTAI members, colleagues & friends meet to socialise, share ideas, observe, or participate in a short discussion, have a drink & relax. As always it is free. It was our desire to come together in a relaxed atmosphere of friendship and therapeutic curiosity that has made the Systemic Cafe so appealing. We have a great venue with a cosy fire, comfortable seats and warm ambiance (a fine, private section of the original Bar at the old Berkley Court Hotel – now renamed The Clyde Court Hotel).

Venue: THE CLYDE HOTEL (formerly D-4 BERKLEY COURT HOTEL)
Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
(3 mins.from Lansdowne Rd. DART, 15 mins walk from Grafton St.)
Date: Monday 27th May 2013
Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm
Topic: “Suicide: a conversation on how therapists can work most effectively with people who are suicidal.”

Suicide is a subject that we are learning more about all the time so as to help our clients and
ourselves in this difficult area. One of our starting speakers is Deirdre Flynn who is the Director of Student Counselling at Trinity College, Dublin and has been working in the College Service since 1993. Deirdre is a Psychotherapist and has published articles on the impact of client suicide on therapists. We are waiting on confirmation from two other speakers who will join Deirdre to start the conversation.

This is an area that is very challenging for therapists. How can we best prepare ourselves for working with people who are suicidal? Which preventative approaches have been found to be most effective? How might a ‘systemic perspective’ be useful in these situations?

Exploring the impact of client suicide on the therapist is something we can learn more about so as to support ourselves, family members and our colleagues. In our community of therapists, we have much experience that can be of help to each other.

A FREE GLASS OF WINE, BEER OR BALLYGOWAN AWAITS YOU!
For those coming directly from work, The Clyde Hotel has a ‘Bar Food’ menu (at your own expense!). The discussion starts at 7pm.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) = 2 hours CPD certificates will be issued by the Family Therapy Assoc. of Ireland (FTAI). See you @ the Systemic Cafe