SWK X020 - Cultivating Self-Compassion with Parents

One of the most beautiful forms of human relationships is the parent-child relationship. Maintaining this relationship can also be one of the most challenging and humbling endeavors. No instruction manuals arrive at a child’s birth and each child has beautiful and unique ways of responding to the world around them. As a result, parents can deeply benefit from compassionate parent training and specifically learning how to cultivate self-compassion. Multiple studies show that self-compassionate parents have lower levels of stress and depression and higher levels of life satisfaction, hope and positive behavior outcomes. All considered, these studies suggest self-compassion is a true resource for resiliency!

What You'll Learn

After completing this training, participants will be able to...

• Explain how the brain has evolved and how it can be “tricky.”
• Describe why new brain and old brain loops can be problematic for parents in particular. 
• Describe why self-compassion is crucial for parents to learn and why it is helpful on a daily basis. 
• Explain why compassionate parent training can foster more secure attachment in children.  

What You'll Earn

This training is approved for 3 CE clock hours for counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, as well as prevention professionals in domain PR1 - prevention field related  (renewals only) in the state of Ohio.

Additional Information

Development Date: February 2024 

Target Audience: 988 crisis call line staff and other human services professionals

Content Level: Beginner

Training Outline

• Why compassion for parents? 
• The untold story of your tricky brain when it comes to parenting: The importance of understanding the three flows of compassion and how these flows of compassion might show up with regard to the parent/child relationship
• Compassionately helping parents break out of repetitive problem-maintaining solution traps
• Teaching parents how to mindfully step back and MAP the problem cycle
• Putting it all together: Doing something different in a compassionate way – name it, soothe it, move it
  • Developing the compassionate inner parent coach
  • Starting the day the self-compassionate way

Presenter

Chris Fraser, MSW, LISW

Owner, Positive Path Counseling

Chris Fraser, MSW, LISW, is the owner of Positive Path Counseling in Dublin, Ohio. Since 1996, Fraser has served a variety of individual clients, couples, children, adolescents and families in both public and private settings. Fraser has a passion for and an expertise in helping children and adults learn compassion-focused therapy skills. His aim is to help children, individuals and families become the best versions of themselves more of the time through teaching them compassionate mind skills. Fraser has 28 years of experience and training in family therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy and compassion-focused therapy. He works primarily from an authentic pairing of CFT and ACT and has been very fortunate to have trained with the creators of these therapeutic approaches. Fraser speaks on these topics locally, nationally and internationally. He and his wife, Heather Doyle Fraser, published the book, Freedom: How Teens Can Use Mindful Compassion to Thrive in a Chaotic World and Grow a Purpose-driven Life, in 2019. Most importantly, Fraser loves spending time with his wonderful wife and daughter. 

Continuing Education Approvals 

The Ohio State University College of Social Work provides approvals for continuing education for counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists that are accepted by the state of Ohio Counselor, Social Work, and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work has been approved by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals (CDP) Board as a provider of Continuing Education, approval number: 50-24068.

Certificates & CE Reporting 

CE certificates will be available for download in your learner portal within 1 business day after submitting the evaluation survey.

Hours for those with Ohio licenses that are submitted with the evaluation survey will be reported to CE Broker every 14 days (twice per month). 

⚠️ Note: You may only complete this training once for CE credit. You may revisit the content, but only one certificate will be issued and credit will only be reported to CE Broker one time.

Cancellations, Refunds, Grievances, Accessibility Requests & Learning 

Please visit the Policies section of our website for more information on our processes for cancellations, refunds, grievances, training completions & certificates, participant conduct, and accessibility requests and learning accommodations. 

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this training, please contact CSW Accessibility as early as possible and in advance of the training start date by email at csw-accessibility@osu.edu or call 614-688-1657. Requests received at least 14-days prior to the date you plan to begin a training will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the College will make every effort to meet requests that we receive regardless of lead time. 

Contact Us

For questions about the enrollment process, payment options, technology, or training records, please submit an inquiry and our Enrollment Support team will assist you within 24 hours during business days.

Submit an enrollment inquiry

If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about the training content or delivery format, please contact the CSW Office of Continuing Education at cswce@osu.edu. For questions related to the training content, our office will facilitate communication with the training instructor on your behalf and connect you, if applicable. Presenter contact information will be provided within the training for questions, feedback, or comments. 

The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, 302 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210.

Phone: (614) 292-3032

Email: cswce@osu.edu 

Website: csw.osu.edu/continuing-education/