Facilitated Short Course

Do you work with a team of professionals who would benefit from the teachings of Compassionate Inquiry?

Sign up for a group rate for the Short Course with your team, and we can provide you with one or more Compassionate Inquiry Educators to guide your team through the program.

We are excited to invite you to participate in the Compassionate Inquiry Short Online Course. This course was designed so that Compassionate Inquiry can be more accessible to health professionals who are unable to commit to the intensive Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training. It is also for lay-people who have a strong interest in Gabor’s work.

Using Compassionate Inquiry, you will be able to unveil the level of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and body states that form the real messages that words both express and conceal.

“The purpose of Compassionate Inquiry is to drill down to the core stories people tell themselves – to get them to see what story they are telling themselves unconsciously; what those beliefs are, where they came from; and guide them to the possibility of letting go of those stories, or letting go of the hold those stories have on them ….”

Dr. Gabor Maté

Course Structure

The short course contains over 30 hours of video, narrated powerpoints, and PDFs, and consists of the following four sections:

Course Introduction

Contains a course welcome from Gabor and Sat Dharam, and PDF downloadable resources including the Compassionate Inquiry Map, reading and reference list and more

Course Introduction with Gabor (1:47)

Orientation with Sat Dharam (1:40)

CI Workshop with Dr. Gabor Maté

Complete four-part video recording of a 2 day Compassionate Inquiry workshop with Gabor

CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 1 (2:08:28)

CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 2 (2:25:00)

CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 3 (2:19:35)

CI Workshop with Gabor in Vancouver Part 4 (2:26:49)

Summaries of 8 Modules, with Sat Dharam

8 powerpoint videos presenting an overview of the practice of Compassionate Inquiry, including 9 qualities to develop as a therapist, 22 skills to utilize and the 17 Stepping Stones that can be used in an inquiry. This is narrated by Sat Dharam.
8 powerpoint videos presenting an overview of Gabor’s teachings related to Compassionate Inquiry, narrated by Sat Dharam, plus a pdf overview for each.

Module 1: Presence, Safety, Attunement

Module 2: Triggers, Pain, Shame

Module 3: Trauma, Disconnection, Constriction

Module 4: Attachment, Adaptation, Addiction

Module 5: Children, Family, Responsibility

Module 6: Memories, Stories, Beliefs

Module 7: Will, Compassion, Forgiveness

Module 8: Relationship, Possibility, Change

Conversations with Dr. Gabor Maté

Another 10 videotaped Conversations with Gabor, where he models Compassionate Inquiry with course participants, as well as transcripts of these.

Change Your Beliefs (24:12)

Demo with Sat Dharam (31:26)

The Pain of the Motherless Child (10:44)

Nothing Can Touch Me (18:12)

Your Attempts Not to Feel Are Controlling You (15:38)

Tuning Out (17:31)

It’s OK to Tune Out (33:04)

I Shut Down Because the Pain Is Unbearable (26:46)

He’s Never Seen Me (14:52)

You’re Not Crazy (28:20)

We React to Our Perception of What Happens (33:16)

Course Content Integration with Facilitation

To assist in the integration and skill-building for individuals who are part of an organization, association or group, facilitation is delivered by a trained Compassionate Inquiry Educator with the support of a Compassionate Inquiry Intern. Ten sessions have been scheduled that are each 90 minutes in duration.

Every other week for 20 weeks, your group will be covering one module. These bi-weekly meetings would be held simultaneously every 2 weeks and delivered over Zoom. One session pre and post-course delivery is required for preparation, integration and follow-up. Some organizations may follow a different pre-approved schedule. The date and time of the FSC are agreed between your organization and your CI Educator.

Dyad/Triad practice

Alongside working through the CI pre-recorded videos, presentations and reading material and meeting with your CI Educator, your colleagues will meet with one another each week to practice the skills, qualities and stepping stones of Compassionate Inquiry. These meetings are 60/90 minutes in length for each dyad/triad.

We suggest that each participant dedicates approximately 3.5 hrs per week for the full 20 weeks to complete all the requirements for course completion.

Facilitators

Who are the FSC Educators?

Each of our Compassionate Inquiry Educators is an active Compassionate Inquiry practitioner and:

  1. Has completed the year-long Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training.
  2. Has completed the year-long Compassionate Inquiry Internship Program.
  3. Has completed the 6-month Mentorship Program.
  4. Is certified as a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner.
  5. Has an active clinical practice in Compassionate Inquiry, seeing at least 5 clients weekly.
  6. Has a Master’s Degree or equivalent in psychology, medicine, or social work, or is a registered psychotherapist with at least 5 years of private practice experience, or is a helping professional in another area who has demonstrated exceptional skills in Compassionate Inquiry and group facilitation to be considered as a Compassionate Inquiry Educator.
  7. Has attended at least 3 Video Review Sessions during the Internship program, or reviewed the recordings of these video review sessions.
  8. Has attended at least 10 Master Classes with Gabor or watched the recordings.
  9. Has submitted one 20-30 minute video of themselves demonstrating Compassionate Inquiry.
  10. Is approved by Gabor, Sat Dharam, and Team Leads for the Compassionate Inquiry Educator position.

“What a journey over the past 20 weeks. If anything, it seems like longer, but I put that down to the intensity of the course and the content made available. If there is anything I can do to support the Compassionate Inquiry revolution, you know where I am.”

“As we draw to a close I just wanted to say thank you so much for this training. I began my explorative journey into how I was living my life and trying to find my own authentic self 9 years ago. This training has opened up yet another door of insight for me, which I find very hard to put into words. It has aligned with some explorative work I had always been chipping away at over the years, and I had reached a point in my memoir writing (something for my kids to have when I am no longer around) where I was struggling to find answers for myself around certain parts of my life. This training helped it all click into place, not only that, but it has also opened up another door for me in the therapy process with my clients, which feels incredibly valuable.”

“Thanks once again for the training, I found it very meaningful and know my clients will benefit from what I learnt from the approach.”

Apply for Group Facilitation

To inquire about group rates and logistics for the Short Course, please contact us below and contact jill@compassionateinquiry.com . Your email will be answered within 72-hours, during office working days, Monday to Friday (EST Time Zone). We appreciate your patience!

Inquire about Group Facilitation

The training will help your organization to:

  • Develop a common language around care for clients
  • Positively impact your relationship with yourself and your clients
  • Inspire your health professionals to pay attention to self-care
  • Work skillfully in a trauma-informed compassionate manner
  • Network with other organizations to share challenges and develop solutions

Post-Course Opportunity: Annual Membership

We invite past participants of the Facilitated Short Course to continue their learning through our Annual Membership, where they will revisit the modules, engage in discussion, have an opportunity to ask questions, and share successes and challenges.  These 10 monthly, two-hour sessions, led by one of our CI Educators, will begin in January each year.  Meetings will be held on the last Saturday of the month, from 11 am to 12:30pm ET.

Join the FSC Annual Membership

Our Intention for the Annual Membership

The intention behind creating regular monthly follow-up meetings for participants who have completed the Compassionate Inquiry Short Course with Facilitation is to:

Build Connection

Though we may live in different communities and service a variety of demographics, the issues we navigate in the populations we work with are similar. We can support and learn from one another as we share our challenges and successes, and use our collective knowledge and experience as a resource. There is comfort in knowing that we are part of an international community making a difference in our local population.

Enhance Engagement

Regular meetings help maintain past course participants’ engagement, enthusiasm, exploration and integration of the materials. The monthly meetings build accountability and allow participants to share resources, discuss course material, seek feedback from peers and CI Short Course Leaders, and network together.

Deepen the Learning

Revisiting a module from the course each month allows participants to reinforce the themes for each module; reflect on the questions to uncover; address new layers of what arises; and benefit from listening to the experience of others doing the same. There will also be opportunities to ask questions regarding case studies.

Clarify the Approach

Participants have an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification about the course material and the CI approach. Participants will be provided with a questionnaire prior to each monthly meeting to add questions or topics that they wish to discuss during the upcoming meeting, both with the CI Educator and as a group.

Establish Best Practices

As we work together using the Compassionate Inquiry approach in our separate communities, we will develop processes and practices that are successful in generating healing in both individuals and the community as a whole. We can then share those practices to generate a model that can be adapted and utilized by other communities.

We are proud to have provided the Facilitated Short Course to the following organizations:

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