Dr Rebecca Poz is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist working for the NHS and in private practice in the UK. She works across assessment, rehabilitation, psychotherapy and education, and has a particular interest in working with older adults, approaching the work through a compassion focused lens. Rebecca has contributed chapters and papers discussing using compassion focused therapy with older adults, including those experiencing dementia or cognitive decline. She is passionate about helping those in older age manage distress, reduce suffering and flourish.

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LINKS:

Compassion focused therapy for people with dementia: A feasibility study (Craig et al., 2018)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gps.4977

The Evaluation of a Compassion-Focused Therapy Group for Couples Experiencing a Dementia Diagnosis (Collins et al., 2018)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07317115.2017.1397830

Compassion-Focused Therapy for an Older Adult with Motor Functional Neurological Disorder: A Case Study (Zarotti et al., 2022)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07317115.2022.2130124

Facing degeneration with compassion on your side: using compassion focused therapy with people with a diagnosis of a dementia (book chapter, Poz, 2018)

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429466618-5/facing-degeneration-compassion-side-using-compassion-focused-therapy-people-diagnosis-dementia-rebecca-poz

If you would like to learn more about Compassion Focused Therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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