Meet the staff and facilitators of Get CompassionPower

Joanne Brooks	Joanne Brooks, is a certified Stree Management, Anger Management and Abuse Prevention Facilitator who has been instructing at risk adolescents,  stable and mentally ill men and women and court ordered adults for over six years. She received her training with Steven Stosny, PH.D., who developed the CompassionPower Programs, which have been in existence more than twenty years. Dr. Stosny’s programs are known world wide for their 90% success rate. Compassion is the key to curbing anger and Dr. Stosny’s specialized technique teaches those who practice it to understand their anger, access their true core value and solve problems in their long term best interest. Joanne has faciltated workshops for mentally ill adults and has 17 years of experience working with emotionally challenged teens and their parents in an alternative school environment and residential treatment program. Joanne became interested in the CompassionPower® programs while working as Director of a non-profit Family Center where the trainings were held.  She attended the trainings and then did her practice teaching under Dr. Stony’s supervision and one of his experienced instructors. After receiving her certification, Joanne began teaching for Dr. Stosny on a weekly basis and then branched out on her own. She facilitated several workshops for the Department of Juvenile Services, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Young Women’s Group where abuse prevention education and self esteem building was a large part of the presentation and activities. She is currently teaching “Get CompassionPower” for a non-proft in Washington, D.C for  groups of chronically mentally ill. Due to her own professional and personal experiences and her work as facilitator for CompassionPower®, Joanne has made it her goal to carry the message of CompassionPower ®to others seeking help.  For further information or to schedule an appointment contact Joanne at mycompassionpower@yahoo.com   or call 410-271-1009
Barbara Bannon	Barbara's  experience began as Manager in a faith based agency. Her own compassion and work with persons seeking help, made her an ideal candidate to become a facilitator for CompassionPower programs. Barbara began substitute teaching for Dr. Stosny back in November 2007.
Martha Lopez	Martha began her career in instructing and training back in 1999. She implemented outreach and orientation programs for uninsured children and their parents, as well as taught parent education programs in and around the Metropolitan area. Her expertise as a bi-linguel interpreter, and an ESOL instructor enabled her to use her skills successfully in facilitating the CompassionPower programs to the Spanish Community. You can contact Martha....marcar555@hotmail.com