Compassion Cultivation Training For Physicians and Psychologists

When:
March 21, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – May 9, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
2022-03-21T17:30:00-07:00
2022-05-09T19:30:00-07:00
Where:
Online
Cost:
425
Contact:

Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is an eight-week program designed to develop the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness for oneself and for others. CCT integrates traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion.

Learning Objectives by Week

Week 1 (Step 1): Settling the mind and becoming more aware.
Week 2 (Step 2): Cultivating Loving-Kindness and Compassion for a Loved One
Week 3 (Step 3a): Cultivating Compassion for Oneself
Week 4 (Step 3b): Loving-Kindness for Oneself
Week 5 (Step 4): Embracing Shared Common Humanity and Developing Appreciation for Others
Week 6 (Step 5): Cultivating Compassion for Others
Week 7 (Step 6): Active Compassion Practice
Week 8 (Integration): Cultivating Daily Compassion Cultivation Practice

Registration

This CCT™ course is specifically designed to support physicians and psychologists at Stanford Medicine who want to engage compassion for themselves and improve their relationships with others. For this 2022 session, registration is limited to SHC/LPCH Medical Staff and Faculty, including Adjunct Faculty and Adjunct Clinical Faculty.

Registration is $425 per person.

STAP Funds Eligible. Please visit the STARS website.

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (16.00 hours)

Target Audience

  • Specialties – Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
  • Professions – Physician, Psychologist (PsyD)
Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Differentiate empathy, compassion and empathy fatigue and apply learned compassion skills in everyday and professional life
  2. Describe basic mindfulness skills; how to stay present to self and clients, while teaching clients how to do this for themselves.
  3. Utilize cognitive re-framing with oneself and others from a compassionate stance of “common humanity.”
  4. Utilize compassion practice with oneself and others for emotional regulation in the face of emotional distress.
  5. Identify resistance to self compassion.
Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Credit Designation

American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.