THERAPIES
How Compassion Focused Therapy is
SUPPORTING STAFF AND PATIENTS ALIKE
The use of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in supporting staff with stress management and the ability to better support patients with challenging behaviour through CFTbased psychological formulation is being rolled out across The Disabilities Trust, following a successful pilot project. 104
Although CFT is most commonly used as a psychological intervention, through The Disabilities Trust’s innovative application of the therapy in supporting staff with stress, feelings and emotions - with the ability to also recognise this in patients - relationships with service users have been strengthened and staff are more confident in their skills and abilities. As well as happier and more confident staff, examples of patients reducing challenging behaviours by over 50 per cent have also been achieved in some cases, the CFTinformed formulations helping staff to understand the impact of their brain injury and emotional presentations.
