Introduction
Dr Debbie Ling is a compassion and common humanity researcher, educator and lecturer at Monash University, Australia. She is a leader in the compassion training field and developed the award winning "Compassion Training for Healthcare Workers" short online course. Over three thousand people have completed the course. It is compulsory curriculum in two medical degrees. Debbie collaborated with researchers at RAND Corporation and Stellenbosch University to pilot compassion training on health workers in HIV clinics in South Africa to support staff and improve patient retention.
Expert
The topics of compassion and common humanity currently lack a rigorous evidence base. They are terms that are not well understood, even within the research sector and despite compassion being an acknowledged virtue across academic disciplines, culture and history. Debbie's research on compassion and common humanity interventions is contributing to a better understanding of why these topics are important and how they can promote inclusion and prosocial attitudes and behaviours. Her research is contributing to inclusion and inclusive policy within universities and health care organisations.
Fields of expertise: Education, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Health and wellbeing, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Social change / social transformations, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation, Strategic planning, Sustainable Development Goals