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Coping Clinic: A Short-Term Intervention to
Help College Students Learn Self-Compassion Skills
Presented by
Crystal Lee, M.S. Rod Hetzel, Ph.D.
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Overview of Presentation
Origin of Coping Clinic
What is Self-Compassion?
Break
Overview of Coping Clinic
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Mindfulness Group
Tuesdays
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Call 710-2467
for more information
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Coping Clinic Wednesdays
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Call 710-2467 for more information
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www.mindfulselfcompassion.org www.self-compassion.org
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Three Sides of Self-Compassion
Self-Kindness Common Humanity
Mindfulness
Self-
Compassion
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Self Kindness
Reacting with caring and understanding instead of being critical
or judgmental
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Common Humanity
All human beings are flawed and imperfect; we all struggle with the same
feelings
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Mindfulness
Be fully present and experience the moment with clarity and balance, instead of being swept away by the
feelings or ignoring the feelings
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It’s Not Self-Pity
Self-Compassion is not egocentric Self-Compassion guards against over-identification
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It’s Not Self-Indulgence
“We give ourselves kindness and understanding, not to feel better, but because we’re in pain.”
Christopher Germer
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It’s Not Making Excuses
Self-Compassion gives you safety to see yourself clearly and take responsibility for your mistakes.
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It’s Not Self-Esteem
Is egocentric (Cushman, 1990) Fosters narcissism and feelings superiority (Seligman, 1995)
Inflates and creates unrealistic views of one’s self (Selgiman, 1995) Is associated with prejudice (Aberson, Healy, & Romero, 2000) Is associated with bullying(Salmivalli, Kauiainen, Kaistaniemi, & Lagerspetz, 1999)
Self-Esteem…
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Why Care about Self-Compassion?
Self-compassionate individuals engage in less rumination, have greater feelings of social connectedness, and higher levels of life satisfaction (Neff et al., 2007)
Self-compassionate people have greater happiness, optimism, wisdom, curiosity and exploration, and personal initiative (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000)
Self-compassion is a robust negative predictor of anxiety and depression, even after controlling for self-criticism (Neff, 2003)
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Why Care about Self-Compassion?
Self-compassion is a negative predictor of anxiety, even when controlling for negative affect (Neff et al., 2007)
Self-compassion is negatively related to neurotic perfectionism and narcissism (Neff, 2003)
Self-compassionate people are less likely to compare themselves to others (Neff & Vonk, 2009)
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Why Care about Self-Compassion?
Self-compassionate people are less likely to get angry at others for perceived offenses (Neff & Vonk, 2009)
Self-compassionate people displayed less need for cognitive closure than people with high self-esteem (Neff & Vonk, 2009)
Self-compassion has no association with narcissism… while self-esteem does (Neff & Vonk, 2009)
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Self-Compassion as an Intervention
Gilbert and Procter (2006)used Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) in a group therapy setting in an out-patient hospital setting in the United Kingdom CMT uses techniques such as compassionate imagery, compassionate letter writing, and third-chair practice Patients had significant reductions in depression, anxiety, self-criticism, shame, inferiority, and submissive behavior Patients had a significant increase in the ability to self-soothe via self-compassion
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Self-Compassion as an Intervention
Kelly, Zuroff, and Shapira (2009) used CMT with individuals with skin problems who were self-critical and suffered from depressive symptoms After treatment, participants had a reduction in depressive symptomatology Was especially effective for individuals who were very self-critical
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Self-Compassion as an Intervention
Adams and Leary (2007) used self-compassion to address guilt and shame in college women with restrictive and/or guilty eating Used general self-compassion exercises, such as using a self-compassionate mantra Found that participants who received the self-compassion condition had reduced self-criticism associated with eating Was especially true of participants who had higher scores regarding restrictive eating.
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10 minute Break
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“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
(Carl Rogers)
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Session #1: Introduction
• Mindful Check-In
• Discussion: Norms and Goals
• Activity: How Self-Compassionate Are You?
• Teaching: What is Self-Compassion
• Home Practice: Self-Compassion Journal
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Experiential Activity
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Subscale scores= Mean of subscale item responses Total self-compassion score = Total mean after reverse scoring the self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification subscales (e.g., 1=5, 2=4) Interpreting Total Self-Compassion Scores Low Self-Compassion= 1-2.5 Moderate Self-Compassion= 2.5-3.5 High Self-Compassion=3.5-5
Scoring the Self-Compassion Scale
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Scoring the Self-Compassion Scale
Self-Kindness Items: 5, 12, 19, 23, 26
Self-Judgment* Items: 1, 8, 11, 16, 21
Common Humanity Items: 3, 7, 10, 15
Isolation* Items: 4, 13, 18, 25
Mindfulness Items: 9, 14, 17, 22
Over-identified* Items: 2, 6, 20, 24 *Remember to reverse score if calculating total Self-Compassion score
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Session #2: Mindfulness
• Mindful Check-In
• Discussion: Self-Compassion Journal
• Teaching: What is Mindfulness?
• Activity: Mindfulness Meditation
• Home Practice: How Do You Care For Yourself?
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Experiential Activity
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Session #3: Self-Kindness
• Mindful Check-In
• Discussion: How Do You Care For Yourself?
• Teaching: You and Your Inner Critic
• Activity: Self-Compassion Meditation
• Home Practice: Take a Self-Compassion Break
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Experiential Activity
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Session #4: Moving Forward
• Mindful Check-In
• Discussion: Take a Self-Compassion Break
• Teaching: Appreciating Your Life and Yourself
• Activity: A Letter to Yourself
• Home Practice: Practice, Practice, Practice!
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Experiential Activity
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