Self-Compassion: A Therapeutic Tool for Healing and Resilience

Gratitude Practices in Counseling The Clinical Benefits of Being Thankful (2HR)

$32.00

Course Description

Self-compassion—treating oneself with kindness, understanding, and care in moments of struggle—is a powerful evidence-based approach that promotes emotional healing and psychological resilience. This training introduces clinicians to the theory, research, and clinical applications of self-compassion practices. Drawing from mindfulness, compassion-focused therapy, and positive psychology, this training explores how self-compassion can reduce shame, support trauma recovery, and strengthen clients’ capacity to cope with life’s challenges. Through experiential exercises, discussion, and practical strategies, participants will learn how to guide clients in cultivating a more compassionate inner dialogue and integrating these skills into daily life.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Explain the core components of self-compassion and their relevance to mental health.
Describe at least two ways self-compassion practices can support clients’ healing and resilience.
Apply at least two clinical interventions to help clients cultivate self-compassion in therapy.

Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW

Recording Date: 04/08/2026

Course Format

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 3 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

Meet Your Facilitator

Dreya Blume, LCSW, has traveled a long and winding road to arrive where she is today,as a therapist, coach, author, and group facilitator.

She has taught English in Thailand, Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. She has worked in psychiatric wards, served as a case manager, and eventually launched her own private therapy practice.

She has taught part-time as an adjunct professor for over twenty years, led multi-day international retreats, and written seventeen books, with an eighteenth on the way.

Syllabus

Introduction

This course explores the role of self-compassion in emotional healing, resilience, and mental health. Participants will examine how self-compassion practices reduce self-criticism, strengthen emotional regulation, and support greater self-acceptance in therapeutic work.

Objective 1: Explain the Core Components of Self-Compassion

Participants will examine the foundational elements of self-compassion, including compassion versus self-judgment, common humanity versus isolation, and mindfulness versus over-identification. The course will explore how these concepts relate to emotional well-being and mental health.

Objective 2: Describe How Self-Compassion Supports Healing and Resilience

This section focuses on the therapeutic benefits of self-compassion practices. Participants will explore the role of self-talk, somatic awareness, and compassionate internal dialogue in supporting healing and emotional resilience.

Objective 3: Apply Clinical Interventions to Foster Self-Compassion

Participants will learn practical interventions to help clients cultivate self-compassion in therapy. Strategies include the use of self-compassion scripts, somatic practices, and alternative ways of relating to the critical voice to reduce shame and deepen self-acceptance.

Summary and Q&A

The course concludes with a review of key concepts and an opportunity for reflection and discussion to support integration of self-compassion practices into clinical work.