Keynote Speaker – Assoc. Prof. James Kirby
We’re excited to announce our keynote speakers for the 2024 Glasser Australia National Conference: Choosing Well-Being – A mental health and well-being conference like no other!
Assoc. Prof. James Kirby
We look forward to welcoming Assoc. Prof. James Kirby to the 2024 Glasser Australia National Conference on the Gold Coast.
Assoc. Prof. James Kirby keynote address:
Choose Compassion
More to learn about Assoc. Prof. James Kirby
James N. Kirby, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, and the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at the University of Queensland. He has broad research interests in compassion, but specifically examines factors that facilitate and inhibit compassionate responding. He also examines the clinical effectiveness of compassion focused interventions, specifically in how they help with self-criticism and shame that underpin many depression and anxiety disorders.
James also holds a Visiting Fellowship at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University and is an Honorary Member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation UK. In 2022 he authored Choose Compassion, and in 2020 he co-edited Making an Impact on Mental Health. He serves as an Associate Editor for two international journals Mindfulness and Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice.
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