Compassion is a foundational concept in the CARE program – it sets the intention for the rest of the work. Compassion refers to the ability to “open to the reality of suffering and aspire to its healing” (Feldman and Kuyken 2011). Since symptoms of burnout are form of suffering, interventions to address them necessarily include a compassionate motivation. Compassion and self-compassion training is positively associated with happiness, optimism and positive affect. Self-compassion is an important predictor of psychological health and orients the individual towards social approach and social support, which in turn are factors that contribute to greater resilience. Self-compassion can be increased through training, and in turn results in greater compassion towards others. CARE training incorporates various kinds of exercise, ranging from short guided meditations to writing exercises to short activities, such as small intentional acts of generosity of kindness.