Short Courses

This course is designed for those working within educational settings and/or individuals working in high labour/burn-out occupations, who wish to improve their psychological and physiological wellbeing. This six-module CPD promotes wellbeing and prosocial behaviours through a combination of psychoeducation as to emotion regulation and compassion and the introduction of evidence-based mind-body imagery and reflective practices. It has been shown through rigorous trial and high-quality quartile one peer-reviewed publications to: decrease depression, decrease stress, decrease self-criticism, increase compassion to self and others, improve emotion regulation, improve work-life balance, improve job satisfaction, improve physiological health.

Course is 6 online modules from 3:45pm to 5:15pm on these dates:

Module 1: Weds Jan 27th 

Module 2: Weds Feb 3rd

Module 3 Weds Feb 10th

*2-week break*

Module 4: Weds March 3rd 

Module 5: Weds March 10th

Module 6: Weds March 17th

This course is designed for those working within educational settings and/or individuals working in high labour/burn-out occupations, who wish to improve their psychological and physiological wellbeing. This six-module CPD promotes wellbeing and prosocial behaviours through a combination of psychoeducation as to emotion regulation and compassion and the introduction of evidence-based mind-body imagery and reflective practices. It has been shown through rigorous trial and high-quality quartile one peer-reviewed publications to: decrease depression, decrease stress, decrease self-criticism, increase compassion to self and others, improve emotion regulation, improve work-life balance, improve job satisfaction, improve physiological health.

Course is delivered online between 3.45pm and 5:15pm on these dates

 Module 1: Thurs 13th May 

Module 2: Thurs 20th May

Module 3: Thurs 27th May

*2-week break*

Module 4: Thurs 17th June

Module 5: Thurs 24th June

Module 6: Thurs 1st July

Early bird discount rate available until 30th April

This half-day CPD course is designed to improve staff wellbeing. It improves mental and physiological health through the introduction of practices which allow improved emotional and behavioural regulation. Team working skills are improved through the exploration of compassionate communication in group settings.

Friday 26th February 9:15 am to 1:00pm (including 15 minute break)

Early bird discount of 10% available for bookings made before 16th January

 This course draws on key elements from our Compassionate Mind Training for Teachers, Staff and Educators (CMT-TSE) programme and our Compassionate Compassionate Communication - Further and Higher Education (CC-FE/HE) programme, both of which have been shown to impact wellbeing and emotion regulation and improve group work.

This half-day CPD course is designed to improve staff wellbeing. It improves mental and physiological health through the introduction of practices which allow improved emotional and behavioural regulation. Team working skills are improved through the exploration of compassionate communication in group settings.

 Early Bird rate saving 10% available for bookings made by May 9th 2027

Throughout your time on this CPD you will cover the following: 

·       Theory of emotions and how emotions can be understood in the broader sense of “drive”, “threat” and “soothing” motivation systems

·       Exploration of our “tricky brains” and how this impacts our threat, drive and soothing systems

·       Practices that can be used to help regulate emotions and down-regulate stress, threat and anxiety

·       Understanding the motives and emotions underlying various communication styles

·       Exploration of communication techniques to support effective communication across employment situations

Online via Teams - Wednesday June 9th 2027 - 9:15am to 1:00pm (including 15 minute break