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Prof Paul Gilbert Legacy Interview
Venture into the heart of compassion with Prof Paul Gilbert, OBE, a pioneer in psychology and the visionary creator of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
With Special Guests
Chris Irons, Deborah Lee, Nicola Petrocchi, Matthieu Ricard, Daniel Wilson & Hannah Gilbert
“I want to thank you for introducing CFT and Paul Gilbert’s work. I find it fascinating and very helpful. I’m now reading his book and I think it should be on all child therapy trainings.”
Beginning with an overview of Paul’s early life experiences and education, which laid the foundation for his lifelong passion for understanding, this interview offers a captivating exploration of Paul’s significant impact on our understanding of compassion and mental health. He is joined by a distinguished group of collaborators and clinicians as we consider how compassion can help with treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, where shame and self-criticism present major difficulties.
Special Guests
Dr Chris Irons
Dr Deborah Lee
Nicola Petrocchi
Matthieu Ricard
Dr. Daniel Wilson
Hannah Gilbert
Key points from the interview include:
- The development of Compassion Focused Therapy and its effectiveness in treating a wide range of mental health issues.
- The importance of understanding the role of shame, self-criticism, in human suffering.
- The integration of various disciplines, such as evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, attachment theory and Buddhist psychology, in Paul’s work.
- The impact of Paul’s thinking on the field of clinical psychology and beyond, including leadership and public engagement.
- The transformative power of compassion in understanding and alleviating suffering.
From his groundbreaking research to his transformative insights for clinical interventions, Professor Paul Gilbert has inspired a generation of researchers and practitioners to explore the vital role of compassion in promoting mental health and well-being, and his influence continues to shape the field of clinical psychology and beyond.
Interviewer
Paul is in conversation with Jane O’Rourke.
Jane is a Child, Adolescent and Family Psychotherapist and Founder of MINDinMIND. She was formerly a senior producer at the BBC and recently won the Association of Infant Mental Health’s Founders Prize. She runs the counselling service in a state primary school in London, United Kingdom.
Resources & Readings
A MINDinMIND List of Compassion Academic Papers and Books and other Resources
(We will keep adding to this list as a resource for you to come back to. Please email us contact@mindinmind.org.uk if you would like to suggest additional resources to add here!)
Link to Prof Paul Gilbert’s excellent list of many publications, mostly free to download. With a helpful summary of key thinking.
Link to join the lively and often very informative Compassionate Mind email compassion discussion list
Link to scales developed by Prof Paul Gilbert and colleagues which are free to use with permission.
Link to Paul’s bestselling book The Compassionate Mind.
Link to Paul’s bestselling book Overcoming Depression.
General Papers:
The impact of compassion-focused therapy on positive and negative mental health outcomes: Results of a series of meta-analyses. Nicola Petrocchi
Post Natal Depression:
The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression – Michelle Cree
https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/michelle-cree-3/the-compassionate-mind-approach-to-postnatal-depression/9781780330853/
Forensic:
Promoting a compassionate motivation in detained youth: A secondary analysis of a controlled trial with the PSYCHOPATHY.COMP program.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-84888-001
At the heart of change: Differences in young offenders’ HRV patterns after the delivery of the PSYCHOPATHY.COMP program:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1032011/full
The efficacy of the PSYCHOPATHY.COMP program in reducing psychopathic traits: A controlled trial with male detained youth.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-62983-002