Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals

by Christopher K. Germer, Kristin Neff

This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, which provides powerful tools for coping with life challenges and enhancing emotional well-being. MSC codevelopers Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff review relevant theory and research and describe the program's unique pedagogy. Readers are taken step by step through facilitating each of the eight sessions and the accompanying full-day retreat. Detailed vignettes illustrate not only how to teach the course's didactic and experiential content, but also how to engage with participants, manage group processes, and overcome common obstacles. The final section of the book describes how to integrate self-compassion into psychotherapy. Purchasers get access to a companion website with downloadable audio recordings of the guided meditations. This book is not intended to replace formal training for teaching the MSC program.
 
See also two related resources for MSC participants and general readers, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook , by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, and The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion , by Christopher Germer.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Mental Health

452 pages, Paperback

Published August 14, 2019

Reviews

[Degan Walters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well laid out curriculum for teaching mindful self-compassion to groups with a good overview of the theory. My group loved the exercises and meditations and I found the background information to be very helpful for facilitating.

[Cali Bakker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent material! Helpful information for building knowledge and helpful guidance for teaching that knowledge to others.

Self-compassion is something that has resonated with me in my own personal work and my work as a counselor to others. I've seen clients relax and feel a moment of peace following these exercises or similar.

I will definitely continue to incorporate self-compassion into my personal and professional life.