Join the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse as we host our next In Conversation with Professor Paul Gilbert OBE, President of the Compassionate Mind Foundation UK, and Dr Joe Tucci, National Centre Board Chair and CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation.

Date: Tuesday 6 June 2023

Time: 5pm - 6pm AEST

Where: Online.

Please note this session will be recorded.

Audience: Workers, community members, government, policy makers, researchers.

In this conversation we will explore what compassion is and the role it plays in responding to and supporting people who have experienced child sexual abuse-related trauma to recover and heal.

We will:

unpack the meaning of and science behind compassion
explore what a compassionate community looks like
understand how compassion is used in therapeutic responses
provide practical suggestions that everyone can apply to create a more compassionate community.

Featuring a live Q&A session with the speakers, all are welcome at this important and timely event.

Speakers

An internationally recognised clinical psychologist, researcher and author, Professor Paul Gilbert OBE is the founder of Compassion Focused Therapy for mood and anxiety disorders where shame and self-criticism present major difficulties. He is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby, England and created the Compassionate Mind Foundation. Professor Gilbert has published over 20 books and 300 academic papers and book chapters. He is the bestselling author of Overcoming Depression and The Compassionate Mind.

Dr Joe Tucci is the National Centre Board Chair, CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation, a social worker and psychologist. He has completed a PhD in emotional abuse and uses post-modern and narrative ideas in research, counselling and training. He has a particular interest in the impact of abuse-related trauma on brain development and the implications for practice.  Joe has extensive experience in the provision of consultancy, clinical supervision and program development and evaluation.

About the In Conversation series

Hosted by the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse, our In Conversation series brings together experts from research, law, policy and practice to explore how we can work together to reduce, eliminate and respond to child sexual abuse so that victims and survivors are believed and supported to heal and recover.

About the National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse

The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (the National Centre) is a partnership between three respected organisations — the Australian Childhood Foundation, Blue Knot Foundation and the Healing Foundation. Established in late 2021, following a recommendation by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the National Centre commissions critical research, builds the capability of workers and organisations and raises community awareness to reduce stigma. Central to this work is elevating the voices of victims and survivors of all ages, life stages and communities.