13th International CFT Conference 7-10 Oct 2024 In-person (F2F)

It's our 13th-anniversary conference and we'll be exploring 'Compassion and the Harmful Mind', bringing together speakers and presenters who represent the wonderful community of compassion focused approaches to health and wellbeing. We hope to see you there!

For further information please visit our conference webpage: https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/cft-conference-2024

We have Early Bird Discounted tickets - Expiry date 31st July 2024.

Here's the provisional Conference programme:

Monday 7th October 2024

08.30 REGISTRATION

09.30 Start

11.00 – 11.30 Refreshments

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

15.00 – 15.30 Refreshments

16.30 Finish

Full-Day Workshops:

1. Compassion Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings, by Dr Kerensa Hocken & Dr Jon Taylor

2. Compassion Focused Therapy and Shame: A Transdiagnostic Difficulty, by Professor Paul Gilbert, Dr Marcela Matos, & Dr Hannah Gilbert

3. Working with Suicidal Intent and Entrapment, by Professor Rory O’Connor

4. Compassion Focused Therapy for Difficult Emotions, by Dr Chris Irons

5. Compassion Focused Staff Support, by Dr Kate Lucre

6.Compassion Focused Therapy for Trauma and PTSD by Professor Deborah Lee

Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Harmfulness to Self

08.00-09.00 REGISTRATION

09.00-10.00 Welcome and Opening Address from Professor Paul Gilbert, OBE

10.00-11.00 KEYNOTE: Professor Rory O’Connor - Working with Suicidal Intent & Entrapment

11.00-11.30 BREAK

11.30-13.00 Symposium: Compassion Focused Therapy for Harm to Self

Chair: Dr Marcela Matos

13.00-14.00 LUNCH BREAK

14.00-15.00 KEYNOTE: Professor Ruth Lanius - Working with Trauma

15.00-15.30 BREAK

15.30-17.00 11.30-13.00 Symposium: Compassion Focused Therapy for Harmful Behaviours

Chair: Dr Ken Goss

19.00 - Drinks reception, Dinner, and Dance

Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Harmfulness to Others

08.30-09.00 Personal Practice with Kate Lucre

08.30-09.00 REGISTRATION

09.15-9.30 Welcome with Professor Paul Gilbert OBE and Dr Jon Taylor

09.30-10.30 KEYNOTE: Dr Kerensa Hocken - Trauma Sensitive and Compassion Focused Approaches to Risk Reduction

10.30-11.00 BREAK

11.00-12.30 Symposium: Compassion Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings

Chair: TBC

12.30-13.30 LUNCH BREAK

13:30-14.15 Conference address: Dan Gretton - I : You : WE : THEM

14.15-15.00 KEYNOTE: Dr Jasvinder Sanghera CBE - Surviving Shaming Communities

15.00-15.30 BREAK

15.30-16.00 Conference Address : Rachel Roberts - Psychologically Informed Planned Environments: Integrating Compassion into a Relational Service Design

16.15-17.00 KEYNOTE: TBC

17.00 - 17.15 Reflections with Professor Paul Gilbert OBE, Dr Kerensa Hocken and Dr Jon Taylor

7pm onwards - Open Mic Conference Social

Thursday 10th October 2024 - Forgiveness & Reconciliation

0 8.30-09.00 Practice session with Professor Paul Gilbert OBE

08.15-09.00 REGISTRATION

09.00-09.45 KEYNOTE: Dr Julian Abel - Compassionate Communities: A Powerful Healing

09.45-10.30 KEYNOTE: Jennifer Nadel - The Journey from Hatred to Compassion

10.30-11.00 BREAK

11.00-12.30 Symposium: Relational Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Chair: Jennifer Nadel

12.30- 13.30 LUNCH BREAK

13:30-14.30 Conference Address: Kam - Forgiveness in Action: Restorative Justice

14.30-15.00 BREAK

15.00-16.00 LIVE ONLINE KEYNOTE: Professor Everett Worthington - Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace

16.00-16.30 Poster Presentation Prize and Closing Address by Professor Paul Gilbert OBE

Host or Publisher The Compassionate Mind Foundation