Handbook of Self-Compassion

Amy Finlay-Jones, BPsych (Hons), MClinPsych, MHealthEcon, Ph.D., is the Head of the Early Neurodevelopment and Mental Health team at the Telethon Kids Institute. After completing training in clinical psychology, Dr. Finlay-Jones undertook further postgraduate training in health economics. Her research reflects the continuum of clinical to through implementation science, with a focus on translating evidence into policy and practice to improve mental health outcomes for children and families. Dr. Finlay-Jones's personal connection to self-compassion practice came at a young age when she was diagnosed with a chronic illness. Since that time, she has undertaken academic study of self-compassion, including developing the world's first online self-compassion training program during her doctoral studies. Dr. Finlay-Jones is interested in the development of self-compassion in children and adolescence, its application within clinical contexts, and its intersection with self-regulation. She is a trained teacher of the Compassion Cultivation Training Program, the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, the Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living Program, and the Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens program. She has a strong interest in co-designing accessible approaches to self-compassion training with underrepresented groups.

Karen Bluth, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a fellow at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and a certified instructor of Mindful Self-Compassion, an internationally acclaimed 8-week course created by Dr. Kristin Neff and Dr. Chris Germer. She is co-creator of the curriculum Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Teens, the teen adaptation of Mindful Self-Compassion for adults, and author of the books, The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are (New Harbinger), The Self-Compassionate Teen: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (New Harbinger), and co-author of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence (New Harbinger).

Kristin Neff, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, publishing the first papers to define and measure self-compassion in 2003. She has been named by Clarivate as one of the most influential scholars in psychology worldwide. In addition to writing numerous academic articles and book chapters on self-compassion, she is author of the books, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (William Morrow) and Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive (Harper Wave). In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, she has developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion that is taught by thousands of teachers worldwide. They have coauthored the Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook (Guilford) and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals (Guilford).

Amy Finlay-Jones, BPsych (Hons), MClinPsych, MHealthEcon, Ph.D.，是Telethon Kids Institute早期神經發展和心理健康團隊的負責人。在完成臨床心理學培訓後，Finlay-Jones博士進一步進行了健康經濟學的研究生培訓。她的研究涵蓋了從臨床到實施科學的連續性，重點是將證據轉化為政策和實踐，以改善兒童和家庭的心理健康結果。Finlay-Jones博士對自我慈悲練習的個人連結始於她年輕時被診斷出患有慢性疾病。從那時起，她進行了自我慈悲的學術研究，包括在博士研究期間開發了世界上第一個在線自我慈悲培訓計劃。Finlay-Jones博士對兒童和青少年自我慈悲的發展、在臨床背景下的應用以及其與自我調節的交叉領域感興趣。她是慈悲培養訓練計劃、正念自我慈悲計劃、基於正念的慈悲生活計劃和青少年正念自我慈悲計劃的訓練師。她對與少數群體共同設計可接觸的自我慈悲培訓方法非常感興趣。

Karen Bluth, Ph.D.，是北卡羅來納大學教堂山分校精神病學系的副教授，也是弗蘭克·波特·格雷厄姆兒童發展研究所的研究員，以及Mindful Self-Compassion的認證教師，這是由Kristin Neff博士和Chris Germer博士創建的國際知名的為期8週的課程。她是《Mindful Self-Compassion Program for Teens》課程的共同創作者，這是Mindful Self-Compassion為成年人進行的青少年改編版本，並且是《The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are》（New Harbinger）和《The Self-Compassionate Teen: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice》（New Harbinger）的作者，以及《Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence》（New Harbinger）的合著者。

Kristin Neff, Ph.D.，是德克薩斯大學奧斯汀分校教育心理學副教授。她是自我慈悲研究領域的先驅者，於2003年發表了定義和衡量自我慈悲的第一篇論文。她被Clarivate評為心理學領域最有影響力的學者之一。除了撰寫大量關於自我慈悲的學術文章和書籍章節外，她還是《Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself》（William Morrow）和《Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive》（Harper Wave）的作者。與同事Chris Germer博士合作，她開發了一個經驗支持的培訓計劃，稱為Mindful Self-Compassion，全球數千名教師教授該課程。他們合著了《Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook》（Guilford）和《Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals》（Guilford）。