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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 2

Addressing the Heart of Compassion Fatigue

Anders K Wennerstrom
Leadership Coach — USA
Supervising the supervisors in clinical nursing

Anette Mussmann, Master of science in Nursing, Psychotherapist — Danmark
Activating Compassionate Peer Outreach in a Multi-specialty Medical Group

Anna Benvenuto, MD, Chief Medical Officer — USA
Leadership in the time of AI and Compassion

Ariane Thomas, Head of Tech and Sustainability L'Oréal Group — France

Art, Compassion & Magic

Atul Garg, Legacy Corps for Veterans and Military Families Program Coordinator — USA
Compassion Toolbox for parents of a child with cancer

Camilla Littau Nielsen, Registered Nurse, MHS, PhD Student — Denmark
Hospitality Kits- comfort kits for caregivers

Antonia Gorence, Actor & Stay at home Mom — Belgium
Creating a culture of well-being in primary care practices

Cathelijn Zeijlemaker, Doctor — South Africa

The Kindness Challenge

Catherine Kolomyjec, BSW — Australia
How to maintain your passion with compassion

Catherine W Schweikert, Ph.D. (c), MPH, PA-C — United States
The application of an applied compassion program in a chronic dialysis unit.

Chevon Clark, Doctor — South Africa
Mind your Steps - 10000 Steps for a COMPASSION world

Christa Hegelund Christensen, Director and Founder — Denmark

Implementation of compassion workshops in a hospital setting and at University

Christina Louise Lindhardt, Associate Professor — Denmark
Compassion Through Yoga and Meditation

Christine Renninger, Health and Well-Being Coach — United States
Peer-Led Journaling Circles for Family Caregivers

Cynthia Gum, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist — United States
Let's Rise - Compassion, a gift anyone can afford

Daleen Longueira, Head of Patient Administration — Johannesburg, South Africa

Life with Self Compassion

Dawn Kenniston, M.Ed. — United States
Making Bemol a more compassionate organization and myself a more compassionate CEO

Denis Minev, CEO of Bemol (retailer in northern Brazil) — Brazil
The Helper Helping The Helpers

Diane Salmon, Student of Compassion — United States
"Species to Species - the invisible bonds around there!"

Elisabete Fernandes,
PhD; Researcher, and a Passionate Educator — Portugal

The Compassion-based Functional Healing Journey

Elizabeth Morris DPhil,
BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist — South Africa
Mindfully, Compassionate Classrooms

Elizabeth Redley, District Wellbeing Liaison — United States of America
Step Back: Create a Space of Compassion

Elizabeth Straka, Speech-Language-Social Therapist — United States
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression Workbook

Elizabeth Weiss, Elizabeth Weiss, PsyD — United States

Lost in Transition

Ellen Kiss,
Executive, Teacher, and Mentor in Design and Transformation — Brazil
Ahavnu (We have loved) – A new compassion-based ritual and liturgy for Yom Kippur.

Esteban Gottfried, Rabbi — Israel
Roots of Compassion and Kindness Center (ROCK)

Fred Moon, Activist, Philanthropist — United States
Compassion In An Oncology Ward – What Are The Benefits Of This Practice?

Frede Donskov, MD, DMSc, Clinical Professor in Oncology — Denmark

Self-compassion in motherhood and pregnancy

Gosia Chrapkiewicz,
Psychologist and Life Coach — Poland / California, United States
Project Fear of Fear

Heidii Svejstrup Nielsen, BA in Nursing — Denmark
Compassion in paramedics does not fatigue!
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Hoosein Ravat, Mr. — Johannesburg South Africa
Arriving Before Ourselves

Ian Ong, CMSAC RegCLR — Singapore

Free Minds Festival: A Mental Health Day for Building a Workplace Culture of Compassion

Isaiah B. PickensHaro, PhD,
CEO of iOpening Enterprises — United States
Compassion in social business: leaning in to lean out

Jack Hartpence, Co-Founder and CEO, Powwater — Nairobi, Kenya
The Business case for Compassion and the Job Description for Director of Compassion

Jackie Brady — Company Director and founder Compassion Architects — Ireland and United Kingdon
Calmness and Balance – Wellness from Within: Healing Circles for Veterans

Jackie R DeLaCruz, Wellness and RESET™ Coach — United States

The Nonprofit Advocacy Revolutionary Academy (NARA)

Jackie Wu,
Consultant — United States of America
Arriving: Healing the War Inside

Jaene Leonard, Certified iRest Meditation Teacher — U.S.A.
Compassion in Healthcare Denmark: Looking to find lost Care and Compassion

Jane Clemensen — Professor — Denmark
Sparking the move from empathic distress towards self-compassionate respond to suffering among HCP

Jarl Voss Andersen Sigaard, MD — Danmark

Transformational Eating: Using Self-Compassion to Heal Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders

Jessica Brown, Clinical Nutritionist — United States
Corrections and the Literacy of Compassion

Jim Micheletti, Educator — United States
From empathic distress to self-compassionate respond to suffering among health care professionals

Jonna Denice Selvejer — Psychologist — Denmark
Creating a culture of common humaniTEA

Julie Herold, Doctor — South Africa

Community Conversations: Harnessing Compassion to Create Balance & Avoid Burnout

Katie Pearmine,
Associate Director, Global Product Sourcing Partnerships — United States
Sundog Rover : An Invitation to Joy

Kendra G Bowman, Kendra G Bowman, MD, PhD Pediatric Surgeon — United States
The Compassionate Leader – The Compassion Process

Kristina Shea — Executive Director — United States
Building a Culture of Compassion

Laura Marie Lane, Director, Financial Services Sector — Luxembourg

Compassionate Supervision - Laskavá supervize (in Czech)

Lenka Josífková,
HR Specialist — Czech Republic
Compassion @Work

Lili Mesesan, Professional Coach & Facilitator. People & Culture Transformation Manager, IBM — Romania
“The Goal is to serve those who serve us”

Linda Legaard Rosenmay, Clinical Nursing Specialist — Danmark
Seniors for Seniors Goodwill Ambassadors

Linda Maniwa, Retired — United States

Mindful Moments in Medicine: Practical Strategies for Practice-Based Evidence.
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Lisa Lipton,
PA-C — US
Compassion part of the management culture at Southwest Hospital

Liselotte Sylvester, HR Partner — Denmark
“Code Purple, Paying it Forward Because Every Drop Counts” Compassion Matters

Mande Toubkin — General Manager Trauma Transplant and CSI Compassion ambassador — South Africa
Inner Scripts: Compassionate Communication with Our Inner Critic

Marcus Man Lok Au, Counselor — Hong Kong

“The Power of Self-Compassion”

Margarita Tzoka,
PT, Chief of Physical Therapy, VA NCHCS — United States
lupa. soma. kapwa.: a compassionate food and body-esteem circle for survivors

Maria-Lourdes Aragon, Registered Dietitian — United States
The Jijivisha Approach: A Framework for Building Compassionate Education Ecosystems

Mudita Jijivisha, Independent Consultant — United States
Sweeter than Solitude

Pardip Kaur, Corporate Professional, Yoga Teacher and Compassion Facilitator — United States

Growth After Trauma (The Self-Compassion Project)

Peter Winfield,
— Canada
Applied Compassion in the Hospital Laboratory Setting

Quintina N. Herrera, MS, PA(ASCP)CM, Lab Quality Consultant — United States
Thriving with Intense Emotions: A Compassionate Approach to Living with Emotional Dysregulation

Richard D. Williams, Mindfulness Professional — United States
Sing Me Whole - Medicine Singing to Veterans

Robin Aisha Landsong, Craniosacral Therapist & Visionary Artist — United States

Compassion Embassy

Sasa Kerkos, Creativity and Compassion Research — Slovenia/Australia
The Infinite Gathering

Shalabh "Mickey" Bansal, MD, MBA, FAAP Physician — United States
MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION FOR WELLBEING

Shefalika Gandhi, LCSW, Wellbeing Clinician and Outreach Professional — United States
Compassion Moments: Skills for Patient Care & Self-Care

Sonja Raaum, Doctor — United States

Mindfulness and Meditation in the Service of Compassion - An Eight Week Exploration

Susan B.White, — United States
Alleviating pain in the emergency department. A Feasibility Study.

Susana Osorno Upegui, Doctor — Colombia
Enhancing compassion for healthcare providers and healthcare users

Sylvia Ninham, Nursing Service Manager — South Africa
Trauma Informed Self-Compassion for Abortion Providers

Thekla Brumder Ross, PsyD, Psychologist & Self-Compassion Conduit — North America

Developing Fierce Self-compassion

Theresa Tarpey Yi, Learning & Development Manager, Apple — United States
Facing life - my life recipe

Tina-Maria Siller, Doctor — Austria
Integrating Compassionate Care Principles in Nursing Education

Tracy L. Adkins, ARNP — United States
Plenty of Spoons - Applying Compassion to Living with Chronic Illness

Wendy Holthaus, MACP — United States

Under The Same Dream

Xiadani Juarez Diaz,
FRC Coordinator, Mental Health Specialist and Youth Advocate — United States
CHI -Coaching, Healing, and Integration on Being Authentic Self

Yundi Chi, Doctor — United States
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