Education

Education has been a central component of the work at CCARE since its founding in 2008. Over the years, CCARE has continuously improved its training initiatives based on research findings and insights, resulting in programs that have had a profound and transformative impact on participants’ lives. Read more about our programs below or click any of the menus on the left.

CCARE Immersion

[IN-PERSON] The CCARE Immersion is a 3-day in-person event at Stanford University, October 9–11, 2026 that brings together compassion research, experiential practice, and meaningful connection. It’s designed around four interconnected pillars — compassion practice, featured speakers, compassion research discovery and community building and connection.

CCARE Compassion Lab

Join the 2027 Cohort Interest List

[ONLINE] Offered annually, the CCARE Compassion Lab is a 4-month immersive program that will equip participants with evidence-based tools to navigate life’s complexity with resilience, clarity, and purpose. Upon completion of the CCARE Compassion Lab, they will not only understand compassion intellectually, but embody it in ways that enhance personal well-being, relational depth, and professional leadership.

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart

[ONLINE] Offered quarterly, Cultivate a Compassionate Heart is an 8-week journey where participants will deepen their self awareness and access to compassion, as well enhance their emotional intelligence, self-reflection, meditation, and active listening: skills anchored in evidence-based practices. The program combines contemporary psychology and scientific research with contemplative techniques.

Compassion & Wellbeing in Healthcare

[ONLINE] Offered quarterly, Compassion & Wellbeing in Healthcare is an 8-week course that creates a dedicated space for healthcare professionals to explore compassion with others who understand the realities of clinical and healthcare work. Together, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on caregiving, burnout, emotional exhaustion, moral stress, teamwork, and the challenge of staying connected to meaning while working in demanding systems.

Design Empathy Workshops

Design Empathy workshops focus on the principles of sustainability, regeneration, and resiliency, providing design thinking scenarios for role playing between teams. The goal of each program is to bring out individual’s highest capacity as team members, and to then unify different team’s diverse concepts into one successful final project. The morphing of group contributions reinforces unity and fosters gratifying and lasting impact.

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Ambassadors of Applied Compassion

Between 2020 and 2023, each participant in CCARE’s Applied Compassion Training program was guided through a process that supported the design and delivery of a Capstone Project. In order to meet the program requirements, projects needed to be delivered or implemented in workplace environments like hospitals, offices, classrooms, online via podcasts or workshops, or in a community or volunteer setting.

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