Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Self Care and Wellbeing: A Practical Guide for Health and Social Care
The University of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
This online course explored a range of specialised and trauma-sensitive self-caring practices, such as Caring Human Factors, mindfulness, and self-compassion, to facilitate understanding of the body and brain survival responses to stress. The course focused on utilising this insight practically to maintain individual wellbeing and care in order to care for others effectively.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Dr Graham R. Nimmo
Critical Care Physician and Teacher
The University of Edinburgh
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on the omnipresence and ubiquity of cumulative trauma and crisis events in healthcare
- Apply the current and evolving principles of mindful and compassionate self care in practice
- Practise different forms of self care as required to meet sensitively each stage of traumatic experiences
Syllabus
- Mindfulness and Cognitive Sub-systems
- Caring Human Factors (CHF)
- Mindful Self-compassion
- Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM)
- Amygdala Hijacking
- Soles of the Feet
- 3-step Breathing Space
Issued on 17th August 2026
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