IN-PERSON EVENT | Compassion on Purpose: An Ethical Framework for Healthcare Professionals 4/23/26
Date/Time
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Eastern
Location: IN PERSON
Cost: $39.99 FREE!
Credits: 2 CE Credits
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
IN-PERSON EVENT | Compassion on Purpose: An Ethical Framework for Healthcare Professionals 4/23/26
FEATURING:
- A FREE training that equips helping professionals with a practical compassion framework to strengthen ethically grounded care in real-world healthcare settings.
- Ethics CE credits at no cost – earn Ethics CEs while learning how to identify “critical moments” for compassionate intervention and build systems that prompt it.
EVENT INFO:
4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Eastern
LOCATION:
Wellstar Foundation Building
1800 Parkway Place
Marietta, GA 30067
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 2 Ethics CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 2 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 2 CE credits
Counselors: 2 Contact or 2 Ethics hours
NBCC ACEP – 2 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 2 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – This course is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – 2 Contact hours
Case Managers:
CCMC – 2 Ethics hours
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers
Counseling Skill Group:
N/A
OVERVIEW:
Healthcare professionals face unprecedented demands that test not only their clinical skills but their capacity for human connection. While we often discuss compassion as a "nice to have" quality, this presentation reframes it as a fundamental moral obligation rooted in the ethical principles that define our profession. This session explores why compassionate care is essential to ethical practice and the benefits of focusing on compassion.
Participants will learn a new framework for compassion. Through interactive application, you'll see how this approach helps participants bring clarity to compassionate work in healthcare and how you can improve your engagements with colleagues, patients, and the broader community. Whether you're a frontline clinician, a leader shaping organizational culture, or anyone committed to person-centered care, you’ll leave with concrete tools to integrate compassionate practice into your daily work.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Describe the ethical foundation for compassion.
2. Apply the compassion framework to respond compassionately to others’ suffering.
3. Recognize critical moments for compassionate intervention in their daily practice.
4. Develop strategies for creating systems that prompt compassionate responses.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Dinner delivered and set up
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner and networking
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CE presentation
PRESENTER BIO:
Jason Lesandrini, PhD, FACHE, LPEC, HEC-C, has been the leader of the ethics department for numerous healthcare organizations. In these roles, Dr. Lesandrini provides leadership and resources to promote ethical behavior and decision-making aligned with the mission, vision, and values of the health systems. He is focused on building capacity through ethical decision-making and development of health system staff. Dr. Lesandrini is a faculty member for the Physician Assistant Programs at Mercer University (Atlanta Campus) and South College (Atlanta Campus), and teaches undergraduates at Georgia Tech. In addition, has worked as an ethics resource for numerous national professional organizations. He received a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from Georgia State University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Michigan State University and his PhD in Healthcare Ethics from Duquesne University in 2024.
Jason is also the founder and principal of The Ethics Architect, an outcomes-driven healthcare consulting firm specializing in the assessment and execution of ethics programming, the creation of ethical cultures, and developing ethical leaders. He is a Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant and a Leadership Professional in Ethics and Compliance. He is board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow.
SPONSOR(S)
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 2 Ethics CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 2 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 2 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 2 Contact or 2 Ethics hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 2 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This event is not eligible for NAADAC Contact hours.
NURSES: 2 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.
Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.