Introduction to the SCQ

The Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ), developed by the Compassion Research Lab, is a validated instrument designed to help healthcare practitioners and researchers assess and enhance compassion within clinical environments. To facilitate broader adoption, I produced a series of explainer videos introducing the various versions of the SCQ, highlighting their advantages and how each can contribute to improved patient outcomes.

Each video wove together short patient and provider vignettes to illustrate compassion in different care settings from acute care to long-term recovery. A key focus throughout production was ensuring diversity and inclusion, reflecting the many ways compassion is experienced across communities and cultures.

Following launch, the series was met with strong engagement from the research and healthcare community. It helped spark new collaborations, conference invitations, and broader adoption of the SCQ as an evidence-based framework for fostering compassion in care.

Watch the videos at the Compassion Theater.