Self-Care and Self-Compassion Room
About This Technique
Self-care and self-compassion are considered to be essential elements of good mental health. Self-care refers to behaviors that people employ that show an understanding of the importance of living a lifestyle that takes into consideration the needs of others as well as yourself. Self-compassion refers more to a cognitive sense of self-acceptance as imperfect human beings. The techniques in this room can be particularly useful in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders and healing after a loss or a trauma.
About This Room
This room features a Self-Care Card Deck, as well as an audio (Self-Compassion Break) by Dr. Kristen Neff, a pioneer in studying self-compassion. The Room also includes a Self-Compassion Scale and a chart for recording self-care activities.
Using the Elements in Other Rooms
While you may want to use this Room as-is, you may also want to add the content to other treatment Rooms. The content can be found below. Follow the directions to add it to any VCR Room.
SELF-COMPASSION BREAK
Click here to open the MP3 file. Then right-click to download to your computer. Finally, upload the MP3 file using the ‘Audio Uploader’ Element.
SELF-COMPASSION SHORT SCALE
Click here to download the PDF. Then upload the Scale using the PDF Uploader.
SELF-CARE CARD DECK
When you click the ‘Card Deck’ Element, you can add a deck to any room. Click ‘Switch Deck’ to choose this 48-card deck. Note that you can add cards or edit selected cards when you select the ‘Edit’ button.
5-STEP EXERCISE FOR SELF-CARE YOUTUBE VIDEO
This video was created by the School of Life. It explains the reasons why self-compassion and self-care are essential. To add this video to a Room, use the ‘Upload Youtube Video’ Element and copy and paste this link: https://youtu.be/-kfUE41-JFw.
Click here to find additional content for the Virtual Counseling Rooms.
Resources
Websites
Self-Compassion.Org is the website of Dr. Kristin Neff, a pioneer in the research and teaching of the use of self-compassion in psychotherapy. The website has a variety of self-compassion scales as well as audios.
Training
Presented by PESI Healthcare, Transforming Power of Self-Compassion: A New Paradigm for Deeper Healing and Lasting Change features six of the leading innovators in self-compassion. There is special pricing for members of Between Sessions Resources. The training includes up to 6 CE credits included in the price. Click here to learn more.
Get “best-in-class” training with this 6-hour workshop, The Transforming Power of Self-Compassion
