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The Applied Compassion Training™
An 11-Month Live Online Certificate Program
Become certified as an: Educator, Facilitator, Consultant, Leader
and Ambassador of Applied Compassion

Applied Compassion Capstone Projects
A defining component of the ACT program is the creation and delivery of an Applied Compassion Capstone Project. Each participant is supported, using the principles and practices of the training, to design and deliver a project that brings compassion into their unique real-world setting. This could be a classroom, an office, a health care system, or a community of which they are a part. Here are some of the inspiring Capstone Projects from this year's ACT participants who are bringing compassion into the world in powerful ways.
ACT 2022 capstone projects | cohort 1

Compassion as the Cultural Bridge:
bringing different voices together.

Aisel Ibragimova
Yoga Teacher — Kyrgyzstan
Compassion in Action:
LifeCycle Lessons

Andrea M Tiller PhD Ambassador of Compassion — USA
Sensing Kindness

Andy Wallace, Philosophy Professor — USA
The Science Behind Compassion and Relationship-Centered Care in Acute Care Settings

Angela Lumba-Brown, MD Associate Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine — USA

ANPU: LOVE , Discovering the inner seed of compassion with teenagers.

Anju Krishna, MBBS — Kerala, India
Applied Compassion C.A.F.E. Creative Adult Future Education

Annette Josephine Mulvihill, Applied Compassion Educator — Ireland
You're Wearing a Blue Shirt: The Moment — Turning Towards Compassion

Antonia Gorence, Actor & Stay at home Mom — Belgium
Compassion in the Classroom: Fusing Compassion Science & Literature to Help Students and Our World

Antonia Moran, High School English Teacher — USA

Compassion Delivered: Taking Care of Our Customers and Ourselves

April Blank, Customer Experience Professional — USA
Compassion for Japan: Nurturing
Self-Compassion
Delivering compassion to children in Fukushima

Asako Suzuki, Positive Psychology Coach — Japan
Nurtured by Nature: Cultivating Compassion through Nature Walks

Barbara Price, Compassion Advocate — USA
From Fear to Freedom

Basheerah Mohamed, Non-Profit Sector — South Africa

Emotional Support for Mothers

Belinda Haan, Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher — Australia
Compassionate platform for caregivers of people undergoing medical treatment

Carolina Bruchilari, Entrepreneur — USA
Adopting a heart:
a furry guide to
self-compassion

Carolina Santos Laboissiere, CoS & PMO / Strategic Project Manager — Brazil
A Month of Compassion: Cultivating Inner Resources for Women with Cancer

Claire Schneeberger, Meditation Teacher & Ambassador of Compassion — USA

Bridging the Gap Between Racism and Humanity in Our Education System

Cyndi Weekes, CEO and Founder of The Equity Process, LLC — USA
"All of YOU is Welcome Here"

Diane Campbell, Volunteer, Adoption Promotion Support Services — USA
Day of Respite:
embodied compassion practices for those whose work involves facing suffering

Diane Hetrick, — USA
What colors do we need to create a "masterpeace"

Dominique Loiselle,
Educator, Author and Storyteller — Canada

Compassionate Inclusion

Dr. Regine Bendl,
Associate Professor — Austria
Compassion Boats: Meditation Journeys, Inner Navigation Guides, Healing Arts & Caring Experiences for all

E.V.A.L., Stanford University ACT® Ambassador & Emory SEE® & CBCT® Compassion Teacher — Italy, Argentina
Building Compassionate Communities

Eileen Mejia, MA, Compassionate Community Consultant and Trainer — USA
Compassionate Primary Care for the Homebound

Gurpreet K. Padam MD FAAFP, Physician, Founder and CEO Home Based Medicine — USA

Pediatric ICU Physician Wellness Curriculum

Harsha K. Chandnani,
Pediatric Intensivist — USA
Lawyer, Love Thyself, Apply Compassion in the Practice of Law

Helene L. Taylor BBA, JD, Attorney and Ambassador of Compassion — USA
Health Con-passion, Compassionate Intervention Design.

Hendrik Wilhelm Crispiniano Garcia — Brazil
Developing the Governance Systems to Support Compassionate Care Provision in a Senior Care Community

Janet Hardy, Spiritual Care Counsellor — Canada

The Balanced Physician: Developing Compassionate Leadership Skills for Self & Others
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Janis Davis, PhD,
Clinical Associate Professor — USA
Compassion and Wholeness: an Online Course

Jody Washburn, PhD, Professor of Hebrew Bible — USA
Mindfulness, Compassion & Character Strengths for Certified Public Accountants
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Julio E. Wong — M.B.A., Psychologist, & Business Consultant — Panamá
The Road Out; A small family run company processing grief by applying compassion in the work place.

Kathleen Marshall, CEO Garry Marshall Theatre Nonprofit — USA

Listening With A Compassionate Heart: A Workshop for CASAs

Kelly DiNuccii,
High School Teacher — USA
Cultivating Self-Compassion for Mental Health Condition Recovery

Lindsay Farnum, Applied Compassion Facilitator — USA
Compassion in the Workplace

Lisa Polloni — Corporate Communications Senior Director — USA
What We've Been Missing: Integrating a Compassion Based Brain Trauma Informed Practice into Child Welfare

Lori Schroeder, JD — US/UK

Recover with CARE

Mary Lee Haun,
Applied Compassion Consultant — USA
The Being, Belonging, and Becoming of Compassion

Michelle Renee Sharp, Ambassador of Applied Compassion — USA
"Just love" in 3 ACTs

Mireille Brosseau — Healthcare Improvement Strategist and Facilitator — Canada
RADDical A.R.T. (RADiologist Developed Autonomic Rewiring Therapy)

Mitchell Abrams, Dr. (Physician) — CANADA

The game of compassion in the workplace.

Nancy Goldman, Ed.D.,
Consultant — USA
Applying Compassion: Singular Intent, Dual Process

Nancy Lee, MA, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor & PhD Student — U.S.A.
THE WISHLIST PROGRAM - Compassion Training for Teens

Natalia Alvarez Loring — Educator & Economist — Madrid, Spain
Everything Compassion: A lifestyle design blog exploring how to apply compassion to all domains of life through personal stories, news, knowledge, and the latest research

Nicole Longstaff, PMP, Founder of Everything Compassion — Canada

Bringing Awareness to Compassion and Care in Education and Training Settings.

Noelle O'Dwyer (O'Connell),
Educator and Writer — Ireland
Compassion in Action, an event for the Ohio State academic advising community

Peter Spreitzer, MA, LPC, Director, University Exploration, Ohio State University — USA
The Power of Compassion: Key to health and self-determination

Philip Strasser — MD, Chief Medical Officer — Switzerland
With compassion, courage, and an open heart, acknowledge mortality without fear, plan for tomorrow, live for today!

Rae Ann McKeating, Attorney — USA

THE WISHLIST PROGRAM - Compassion Training for Teens

Rebeca Olazábal Janson,
Pedagogue & Ontological Coach and Therapist EMDR&Tapping — Madrid, Spain
An Ocean of Compassion: Transformative Storytelling

Sandra M. Turner, National Geographic Explorer, Educator — USA
Growth Circles: Increasing People Skills For Enhanced Well-Being

Shamantha Yan Shiya — Co-Founder Growthbeans — Singapore
Compassion and Mindfulness Training

Shashu Habtu, Coach, Compassion and Mindfulness Facilitator — USA

Compassionate Leadership at Organization, including CALM Workshop (Compassionate Actions in Leadership with Mindfulness)

Sounak Chakrabarty,
Founder, Hi Happy Monk & Senior Professional Leadership, L&OD — India
Compassionate Conversations: Healing from Losing a Loved One to Suicide

Suzanne McCormac, Senior Director, Global Outbound Marketing Service Provider Edge BU, VMware — USA
Designing and Delivering Evidence- Based, ROI focuses programs to relieve stress, grow engagement and promote retention.

Suzy DeLine — Compassion at Work Program Designer
PROJECT 139, One Move Three Ways Nine Directions to ACT. Personal & social well-being development and research.

Sylvia Y Bolden, E-RYT 200 YACEP CEO Syden Analyses — USA

Connecting With Compassion

Tamara Ashton,
Recruiter and Coach — Switzerland
Cultivating Compassion: an introduction to Nonviolent Communication.

Tamara Hitson, RN, BSN, Registered Nurse — USA
Critical Compassion + Conflict Studies in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning A Pedagogy & Practice Collective

Vittoria Daiello, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning — USA

Compassion for the Classroom

Yvette Kaman,
Ms — Australia
Germinating Compassion

Zabeen Loynmoon, Compassion Educator and Student of Iyengar Yoga — India
Oneiric Project: reconnecting women to their dreams compassionately

Camila Holpert, Entrepreneur and Psychoanalyst — Brazil
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