Our Classes and Services
Certificate Program Outline
Course 1: Why Spatial Empathy, Compassion, and Action Matter
Understand how geography shapes human experience—and why ethical practice must include spatial awareness, care, and action.
Course 3: Compassionate Design & Community Experience
Learn to design environments and systems with dignity, belonging, and care at the center.
Course 2: Diving Deeper into Spatial Empathy
Explore how lived experience, identity, and systems of power shape how we see, move through, and relate to space.4
Course 4: Spatial Trauma & Healing in the Built Environment
Recognize how trauma is embedded in places—and how to repair harm through healing-centered design.
Course 5: From Awareness to Action
Build concrete skills for applying spatial empathy through tools, partnerships, and systems change.
Course 6: Capstone – Designing for Change
Put it all into practice through a final project rooted in real geographies, systems, and relationships.
Group Learning
Whether you're part of a school, clinic, nonprofit, or agency, People. Place. Practice. offers customized group learning experiences that bring care-centered professionals together to explore how geography, equity, and empathy shape the lives of the people they serve.
Our group programs are designed to:
Foster reflection and collaboration across disciplines
Introduce practical tools for spatial empathy and systems thinking
Support staff well-being and reduce burnout
Strengthen your team’s ability to create more just, healing-centered environments
Group cohorts benefit from shared learning, facilitated discussions tailored to your context, and optional capstone projects that apply the curriculum to real-world challenges. We also offer private onboarding sessions, custom pacing, and organization-specific support.
Let’s transform your practice—together.
Individual Classes
With People. Place. Practice., you don’t have to commit to the full certificate program to benefit from our approach—you can take individual classes at your own pace. Each class is designed as a stand-alone learning experience that equips care-centered professionals with practical tools, reflection prompts, and real-world applications. Whether you’re exploring spatial empathy, systems accountability, or healing-centered design, our individual courses let you focus on what matters most to your practice, when it matters most. Perfect for educators, healthcare providers, and social service workers looking to deepen their impact one step at a time.
