ABSTRACT
Having argued that compassion is a virtue to be cultivated (Aristotle, 384–322 BCE; Bradshaw 2009), this chapter examines the current barriers to both classroom and practice-based learning related to culturally competent compassion. The results of the first international survey on culturally competent compassion (Papadopoulos, et al., 2016; Papadopoulos, et al., 2017) are provided as a content map for learning using the stages in the Papadopoulos model of culturally competent compassion. The notion of practical wisdom is discussed in terms of the practice-based role models needed to promote and nurture culturally competent compassion. Finally, a scenario is used to apply the conceptual notions and learning approaches proposed in the chapter.
