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Teaching Empathy
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Articles about teaching and learning how to be more empathic and compassionate. See more at CultureOfEmpathy.com
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His classroom lectures are all goo-goos, gurgles and the occasional waa-aa! But as a teacher, Jackson is the real deal to Grade 1 students at St. Nicholas School in St. Catharines.
On Wednesday, he and dozens of other teacher-tots and their parents gathered for a wrap-up of this year's Roots of Empathy program at the District School Board of Niagara headquarters. The 10-month sessions took place at 70 classrooms from kindergarten to Grade 8 across Niagara's two main school boards. 
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“We want people to walk in the shoes of someone who survived a stroke,”
At West Jefferson Medical Center’s third annual “Empathy Day,” the community was invited to rotate through activities that mimic some of the frustrations stroke victims face during recovery. Strokes, though largely preventable, are the No. 4 cause of death in the United States, and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability.
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Empathy is a good attitude to develop in your child. Empathy is putting yourself in someone else’s place. Empathy is about gaining an understanding of others. Empathy is about knowing what someone feels like in a difficult situation. Empathy is walking in someone else's shoes.
Imagine trying to explain empathy to a young child. You can't. But if you share a story with them, where the focus is empathy, then you can help them to understand what it means.
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Good listening and empathy help us understand the deeper meaning of an individual. It's like listening with an extra ear. Here are some great ideas on this topic:
1. Give your child your full attention and maintain eye contact. 2. Concentrate on what your child is saying. 3. Try to put yourself in your child's shoes. If you were your child right now, how would you be feeling? As he talks, what are his words and body language telling you about his feelings? 4. Instead of telling her "I know how you feel," let her know that you understand her feelings with a comment such as, "You must feel so confused after getting conflicting messages from your friends." ...
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The most important role of her stage career was that of Vivian Bearing in Margaret Edson’s glorious play Wit. In 2000, after performing the play (in a third production) at Houston’s Alley Theater, Megan, at the request of the directors of University of Texas/Houston Health Science Center, began to develop a course that proposed applying various skills from the profession of theater to the practice of medicine.
And so “Becoming An Empathic Physician” was born. The course is about ways of looking beyond the patient’s condition to see the person inside, and about knowing how important that is for the patient’s recovery. It is about finding a balance that allows the caregiver to engage with the patient without becoming personally lost. And it is about becoming aware of being aware, in healthcare as in the larger world.
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Compassion fatigue is known to professionals by many names - secondary victimization, secondary traumatic stress disorder, vicarious traumatization. It is, simply expressed, a byproduct of care giving. The more intense and personal care given, the more vulnerable the care giver is to compassion fatigue. Professionals who work with severely traumatized individuals are at high risk.
Family and friends of trauma victims are susceptible to traumatic stress, as well as the professionals who treat the victims. Police, fire fighters, EMT's, and other emergency workers report that they are most vulnerable to compassion fatigue when dealing with the pain of children. While empathy is a major resource for therapists in the assessment and treatment of trauma, it is also a key factor in the development of secondary trauma in therapists.
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The next time your kids are bickering, use the back and forth as an opportunity to teach them about empathy and point of view.
1. First, call a time out on the action. 2. Next, tell each child that you actually want their arguing to continue and are going to say “Time In” momentarily, but first, they need to make one big change:
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Table of Contents
- Introduction 1 Compassionate Listening: A First Step Toward Reconciliation 2 Compassionate Listening in the Middle East 3 Working for Reconciliation Under the Northern Lights 4 Compassionate Listening as Practiced in Alaska 5 Lesson Plans for a Course in Compassionate Listening 6 Sources for Further Reading About Compassionate Listening NewConversations.NET
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Some say self-esteem is the best thing you can give to a kid; others, like "Tiger Mama" Amy Chua, say we take praise too far.
A new field of research, however, suggests the focus on self-esteem is distracting parents from imparting a far more important life skill: self-compassion. A new field of research suggests self-compassion may be the key to a happy and successful life. Here are five ways parents can help their children develop this critical life skill.
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Margaret Larson talks with Robert V. Taylor. 5 Steps for encouraging greater empathy in young people.
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Unlike such attributes as intelligence and physical attractiveness, the ability to be empathetic is not genetically determined, and children need to be taught this important trait. While children learn empathy largely through the example of their parents, there are some fun, enlightening activities that can enhance a child's empathy for others.
Like any other skill a child can develop, be it learning a musical instrument or developing proficiency at a sport, empathy is something that requires constant practice in order to ensure these skills continue to develop and do not atrophy. The seeds of empathy can be planted early in a child's life via empathetic behavior demonstrated by parents, and a child's demonstrations of empathy must be reinforced continually as the child grows from infancy through to adolescence.
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Compassion is an intentional skill thoughtfully constructed and easily learned if given the opportunities and exploring exercises. To be compassionate, one constructs radar to read situations and quick willingness to act in care. First, one wants to be compassionate. Then, one says, “I will be compassionate!” The rest is exploration. ... A medical student can create unfolding compassionate care.
18 steps for compassion 1. Keep a journal about you in relationship with love and compassion. ...
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Empathy is an important human emotion that influences behavior. When you have empathy for another person, you regard, understand and respect another's point of view and feelings. Empathy is considered a key element in emotional intelligence. Empathy is something that parents model and teach their children either directly or indirectly.
Listening One way to show empathy is through careful listening. Stop talking and truly listen to the other person.
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Parents’ Poll: Do You Think That Empathy Can Be Taught?
Results of the survey: Thank you for sharing your feelings, experiences, and suggestions with other parents. You wrote from the heart, and we appreciate how forthright and specific you were in responding to these questions. We're sorry we can't include what everyone said, but we hope that what's here will help you consider your own situation. 90% of you said that empathy can be taught; 10% said it can't.
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self-compassion teaches children to relate to themselves and other people. In fact, researchers find that encouraging children to be self-compassionate gives them the same benefits of self-esteem- it makes them feel confident and courageous, but it doesn’t produce the negative aspects, such as narcissism.
How can parents help children become self-compassionate? Like many things in life, self-compassion researchers suggest modeling this skill in your own life. Showing children that, when things don’t always turn up roses, it’s okay to be sad/angry/frustrated teaches them that negative emotions are real.
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Empathy is the bedrock of our relationships with others, says Rick Hanson. Here's how to practice it.
This post’s practice—empathy—knits human beings together, and is at the heart of healthy relationships. You were born with this capability—consider that babies cry when they hear other babies cry, but not at recordings of their own crying—and you can get better at it with practice. Why? Imagine a world in which people interacted with each other like ants or fish. Imagine a day at work like this, or in your family, aware of the surface behavior of the people around you but oblivious to their inner life, while they remain unmoved by your own. That’s a world without empathy. To me, it sounds like a horror film. More at Empathy Experts: Rick Hanson http://cultureofempathy.com/References/Experts/Rick-Hanson.htm
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Yerba Buena students were taught the importance of empathy for those with disabilities at the school’s second annual Ability Awareness Workshop on Thursday. The workshop, geared for first and second graders, was modeled after a similar program at Lindero Canyon Middle School, according to Julie Van Note, a special education teacher.
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This lesson is based on a beautiful short film called Mankind is No Island directed by Jason Van Genderen, and the themes of homelessness and empathy. The film was the winner at the Tropfest Short Film Festival New York this year, and it presents a poignant reminder of the continuing reality of homelessness in the city. Shot in New York and Sydney on a mobile phone, the 3 minute short uses street signs and footage of actual homeless people.
Step 1: Write Empathy on the board, then ask your students what it means and for some examples of it. Next show them this PowerPoint presentation with a definition of empathy and images related to empathy. Put them in pairs and ask to discuss each slide.
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Empathic Listening is listening in such a sincere and focused way that you put yourself in the other person’s shoes, try to understand what they’re saying from their point of view, feeling their feelings.. You forget about yourself and are focused totally on them.
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The cooperative communication skills online resource center. Free, open source, workbook, articles and training materials, plus online bookstore to help you...
▣ communicate more creatively, successfully, and compassionately, ▣ encourage dialogue & civility / resolve conflicts / prevent violence, and ▣ build a more cooperative life in your marriage, family and workplace New communication skills: Self-help information, encouragement and teaching materials for better interpersonal communication and relationships in work, family, friendship, and community settings. NewConversations.NET
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Experts have called bullying a national epidemic that has made victims out of one in three children, but a unique program involving a dog named Wally is teaching children why bullying not only hurts, but can kill.
She and Wally teach simple, but useful, lifelong virtues. "Responsibility, self-control and compassion," said third-grade student Alexandria... Hearn said Wally's presence creates an atmosphere of compassion. "Even a child that may be on the bullying end of the spectrum starts to show compassion for Wally," she said.
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Swedish Continuing Medical Education
http://swedish.org/compassion2011 Most physicians are empathetic by nature and are drawn to medicine because they want to “make a difference.” But the rigors of training and practice often cause us to disconnect from our compassionate selves. The goal of the course is to increase the attendee’s awareness of how this lack of connection interferes with their own quality of life and ability to be effective healers. Compassion is a trait that must be nurtured over time. 01 Welcoming Remarks - Gordon Irving M.D. 02 Empathy: Concepts & Significance in Medicine - James P. Robinson MD, PhD 03 Generating Compassion - David Elaimy 04 Perfectionism: The Disconnect - David Hanscom M.D. 05 Connecting with Your "Authentic Self" - Raz Ingrasci 06 An Introduction to BALINT Groups - Paul Costello M.D. 07 "Stop Trying to Cure Me and Start Listening" David Tauben M.D. 08 Empathy and Emotions Matter: A Psychophysiologic Approach to Chronic Pain and Related Syndromes Howard Schubiner M.D. 09 Afternoon Workshop: Connecting with Your "Authentic Self" - Raz Ingrasci
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The capacity for empathy seems to be innate, but parents can encourage it in children by teaching them to relate positively to others and by modeling it themselves.
Lacking empathy, people act only out of self-interest, without regard for the well-being or feelings of others. The absence of empathy fosters antisocial behavior, coldblooded murder, genocide.
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