Compassion Cultivation Training For Physicians and Psychologists

Monday, March 3, 2025, 5:30 PM - Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:30 PM, Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge (LKSC), Palo Alto, CA

Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is an eight-week program designed to develop the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness for oneself and for others. CCT integrates traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion. This course will be offered in a hybrid format, occurring live in-person as well as virtually via Zoom (attendees may choose to attend live, in person, or virtually via Zoom. 

Weekly classes are Mondays from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

March 3, 2025
March 10, 2025
March 17, 2025
March 24, 2025
March 31, 2025
April 14, 2025
April 21, 2025
April 28, 2025
 
No Class Held on April 7, 2025*

A note from the course director, Dr. Diana Adams:

“I don’t need to learn to be more compassionate.  I need to learn how to be less compassionate.”  

Dear Fellow Physicians and Psychologists,

In all my years in training and practice as a psychologist and member of the Stanford Medical Staff, no one ever used the word suffering.  Nor did any one approach how we can cope with the suffering we witness.  Almost all of us, recognize suffering in others.  Most of us have chosen to make our life’s work about alleviating suffering in others.  Many of us absorb in the suffering of others without having a tool to let it go.  This may lead to burnout, compassion fatigue and empathic distress. 

Compassion Cultivation Training™   offers a way to transform this suffering by letting it go through us and out.   CCT™ is a life skill that can be learned in 8 sessions. It focuses on secular Buddhist and Mindfulness techniques aimed at increasing compassion for ourselves and others and learning a tool for coping with suffering.  Research in to the science underlying CCT™ is exploding. I believe CCT™ is the most important education that I have had since getting my doctorate.  CCT™ was developed at the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE ™).  Seed money for CCT™ was provided by the Dali Lama.
 
I am teaching a Compassion Cultivation Training ™ class beginning in March.  Join me on Mondays for a CCT™ class offered exclusively to MDs and PhDs.  We have found that it is important for doctors to have dedicated CCT™ classes developed for their needs and privacy.  We will also explore the science of compassion training.

This class is a hybrid class and may be taken in person or online. It is offered jointly through the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (SCCME).  It offers up to 16 CME for the full 16 hour class.  It is eligible for STAP funding.  

Please take a look at the program attachment.

Warmly,
Diana

Diana Adams Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University Medical School
Stanford, CA, 94305-5717
650-327-7117
[email protected]
drdianaadams.com 

This CCT™ course is specifically designed to support physicians and psychologists at Stanford Medicine who want to engage compassion for themselves and improve their relationships with others. For this Fall, 2024 session, registration is limited to Psychologists, Physicians and Psychiatrists, including Adjunct Faculty and Adjunct Clinical Faculty. 

To register, please click the Register tab above. 

Registration is now open:

Early Bird Registration with CME $475 before January 31, 2025; $525 after.

Early Bird Registration with no CME $425 before January 31, 2025; $450 thereafter.

This course is STAP Funds Eligible for Stanford Faculty. Please visit the STARS website. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (16.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (16.00 hours)

1. Differentiate empathy, compassion and empathy fatigue and apply learned compassion skills in everyday and professional life
2. Describe basic mindfulness skills; how to stay present to self and clients, while teaching clients how to do this for themselves.
3. Utilize cognitive re-framing with oneself and others from a compassionate stance of "common humanity."
4. Utilize compassion practice with oneself and others for emotional regulation in the face of emotional distress.
5. Identify resistance to self compassion.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date

Please send cancellation requests to [email protected]

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require accommodations, please contact the Conference Coordinator.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Diana Adams
     Title: Course Director
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge Room 209 (LKSC) and virtually via Zoom
(Note, attendees can choose to attend live, in-person or virtually. In-person attendance is not required)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.