When It Is Used
Use it during CFT formulation when compassion processes need to be compared across giving, receiving, and self-directed compassion.
Three Flows of Compassion Map
The Three Flows of Compassion Map is a CFT formulation aid for practitioners. It helps compare giving compassion, receiving compassion, and directing compassion toward self so the practitioner can identify available, blocked, feared, underdeveloped, or imbalanced compassion processes.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Does Not Do
It does not score compassion, diagnose the client, generate CFT prompts, or prescribe interventions. It organizes practitioner-entered material into a process profile.
Repeat Review
Profiles can remain partial and be updated later. Changes are compared descriptively because the tool has no standardized scale.
Does this tool score compassion?
No. The tool produces a descriptive compassion process profile, not a score.
Can the client complete it independently?
No independent client worksheet is required. The map can be completed by the practitioner or together with the client during a session.
Can I change the three compassion flows?
No. Giving compassion, receiving compassion, and self-compassion are fixed parts of the tool.
What happens if one flow is unclear?
Unclear flows can be left unresolved and shown as incomplete in the profile.