Mindfulness-Based Compassion Training for Health Professionals
Dates and Times:
Week 1 | Wed 7 Sept 7.00am - 8.30am
Week 2 | Wed 14 Sept 7.00am - 8.30am
Week 3 | Wed 21 Sept 7.00am - 8.30am
Week 4 | Wed 28 Sept 7.00am - 8.30am
Week 5 | Wed 5 Oct 7.00am - 8.30am
Week 6 | Wed 12 Oct 7.00am - 8.30am
Designed for
Doctors, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Facility Managers, Pastoral Care Workers, Aboriginal Health Workers
Overview
This program teaches a balance of evidence-based theory and mindfulness-based compassion practices that will offer you different experiences and insights. Over the 6-week program, participants will explore how mindfulness-based compassion practices can support individual and collective understanding of what compassion looks like, sounds like and feels like for yourself and for others. The course is designed to equally support health professionals’ work performance and personal wellbeing.
Research suggests health professionals can increase wellbeing when practicing self-compassion, and therefore increase capacity to provide optimal patient care. A recent evaluation by Curtin University also found that participation in this program could decrease levels of anxiety, compassion fatigue and emotional exhaustion. 1
“Protecting ourselves and maintaining our well-being and compassion has never been more important, not only for ourselves and our families, but also for our patients and our communities. As ... clinicians, we need to lead by example and demonstrate our understanding of the situation.” 2
Commitment to Participate
As a participant we ask that you attend all of the workshops, undertake 15 mins of home practice daily and have a quiet space with a good internet connection. This is a highly interactive program and requires your complete presence during the sessions.
Presented by
Dr Kathryn Choules is an accredited instructor of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction through the Medical School of the University of Massachusetts. She is an experienced adult educator and program developer with several years’ experience as an academic at universities in WA and Victoria, and she has been providing mindfulness and compassion training in WA since 2013.
Palliative care education for health professionals, health care workers and palliative care volunteers across WA.
Our events are aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding of palliative care for health professionals caring for any person with a life-limiting illness in all settings.
The education programs are facilitated by project officers in collaboration with expert palliative care clinical providers and health professionals. Tailored education to meet specific requirements is available as we continue to improve and develop our programs to meet the growing demand for palliative and supportive care education.
PaSCE is supported by Cancer Council of WA and the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network, WA Department of Health.
Our events are PRIVATELY LISTED, to view what is coming up visit our Health Professionals Calendar