During this recap, I found my empathy skills strong at times, but I also found that I used some of the other skills as well. I used empathy during the beginning of the session when repeating back to Adalee that she was sad that she forgot her bunny and that she did not feel she could sleep without it. I also feel that I was able to use empathy effectively when we were going through her animals and eliminating ones that she did not want to sleep with. On the other hand, Adalee was having a hard time understanding that she needed to go to sleep and that she had to do it without her Bunny that she had left at the babysitter. This task seemed too difficult for her. As the time got later, I found myself getting frustrated, which is why I took …show more content…
For example, at the beginning, Adalee expressed that she could not sleep without her bunny and did not have him. Instead of using empathy, I began talking about how tired she was that morning and that I knew she wanted her Bunny, but she needed to go to sleep. In this moment, I was very frustrated that she was being so stubborn about a stuffed animal and I was worried about the time getting later and later. I was not truly allowing myself to be in her shoes and feel empathy for her. I struggled with this for a while. Adalee just continued to cry and I continued to become more frustrated. There came a point in which I took a deep breath and really tried to be open and empathetic. Once I remembered what I was trying to work on, I was able to start to use empathy effectively. Finally, I was able to come to realize that I needed to notice how special this Bunny was to Adalee, before she was ready to move on. I do belie that I could have gone deeper in exploring how special the Bunny was. I think that due to time, I went right into collaborative goal setting, but I feel that though I did empathize with her that the bunny was special, I did not empathize what the Bunny stood for, such as comfort or security. This may have been the key to reaching Adalee without such a …show more content…
I have tried using empathy with Adalee before in situations like these and it tends to lead into a repetitive conversation of Adalee saying she is sad and me restating with empathy. Therefore, I tired to use personal message at times to try and express my worries and my concerns. I wanted her to understand that I was sorry she didn’t have her bunny and I did wish I could fix it and make it better. I also wanted her to understand that to me it was really important that she go to sleep. I also chose to try to use inductive discipline at the end. I wanted to point out that even though this was a challenge for her and not what she wanted, she still tried it and I was thankful for her cooperation. Lastly, throughout the majority of the recap I used collaborative goal setting. I felt that this skill was necessary in this situation to accomplish what I wanted and what Adalee needed. Though I still feel as though I could have gone deeper with the empathy, I believe that I captured Adalee’s main concern; that her special animal was not with her and she needed another animal that was as special to take its place. She really needed me to understand how important her Bunny was to her. I feel that once I empathized this point with her she became more willing to explore ways to solve the problem. In all, I feel that this recap was a success. Though there are plenty of areas for
Empathy is a central theme that runs through the entire book. Dr. Bromfield highlights the importance and significance of empathy, understanding adolescents while balancing the need to challenge and push them. Empathy is an emotion, I value highly as a future humanistic counselor as I believe it can be a very potent tool in therapy. “ As to this day I am awed at empathic understanding’s near miraculous power to soften children’s and adults’ defensive resolve” (p48), he describes the miraculous power of empathy and how it can allow persons in therapy to uncover those other emotions that they may have suppressed quite well.
Empathy is a two way process, its about trying to fully understand what your client is saying and feeling and also showing your understanding to your client.
When assessing clients a specific skill that I identify with is empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share feelings of others. To effectively display empathy requires certain characteristics. Some of the characteristics of empathy that I employ are; having the innate ability to put myself in the other people’s shoes. This allows for a better understand toward the experiences the family has gone through. For empathy to be displayed accurately, effective communication is essential. Effective communication is asking the right questions and providing reflective listening so the family knows the professional truly understands their circumstances. Effective communication allows for an accurate assessment of the family. Effective communication is a vitally important component of empathy. Empathy can be displayed though effective communication, such as, effectively
Babies are born with two important skills to prepare them for empathy – the ability to begin to imitate facial gestures and the automatic responses in which the cries of other infants causes another infant to cry (Szalavitz & Perry, 2010). From the first hour after birth, babies can imitate several
Empathy is therefore a vital link in the process of Emotional Intelligence. (Ioannidou, F. 2008). In relation to Nursing, it enables nurses who have well developed empathetic listening skills to establish a rapport with a patient which can assist in establishing effective solutions and building a trusting professional nurse/patient relationship. By using effective skills in empathetic communication, Nurses have the ability to divert a potential highly emotional situation into effective and positive interactions. (Halpern, J. & Ebrary 2001)
The importance of empathy in any helping profession, medical or social, cannot be overstated. The workers that exemplified it in their practice did the best that they could with their limited resources.
I also believe you have to become aware of other people's feelings and emotions to be able to communicate empathy, as well as other emotions. Many people don’t try to relate to others because they feel they should put their focus on doing their job. You have to be able to show people that you understand what they are going through. We have to learn how to put away our thoughts and feelings and pay more attention to the feelings of others. The company will not be able to function properly as a team if they do not have an understanding of how to relate to the emotions of others.
Hannah, B.B. & Virginia, T. (2012). The use of empathy in human services: Strategies for diverse professional roles. Journal of Human Services, 32 (1): 72-84
From close family, to friends, to acquaintances, to teachers, it is something that is important and critical that I am considerate of others feelings. An example of empathy in my life is between my sister and I. My sister, Zoe and I have a great relationship, she is my very best friend. But, she is an extremely busy best friend! Her being a senior, she has a large amount of work to do! She works at her job, works on her Odyssey, applies for colleges, does homework, finds herself vegan meals, drives me places, the list could go on! At times I make the mistake of not giving her the empathy she deserves because I can get upset about her not spending enough time with me. It is a selfish action when I do that, and have to continue to learn and understand she has work to get done, and friends to spend time with as well. Lately, I’ve been working hard on not giving her a hard time and really putting myself in her shoes. I imagined myself in her shoes and visioned a chaotic mess! I’m proud she is handling the stress so well, and maintaining a good relationship with me, her friends, and herself. It’s important I am empathetic of her situation in life right now, and spend the time I can get with her happily, because soon she’s off the college. Empathy plays a huge role of my friendships and relationships. My dad always enjoys to remind me how proud he is of
Last game of the year, the star point guard and his team are down by one point. There's 5 seconds left and he makes a move to the left, then right. He steps back and the shot goes up, bounces off the back of the rim and falls to the ground. He walks back to the bench with his head down. You're watching from the top row and can't help but feel bad for him. That's empathy, and it happens all the time, especially in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. There are three people that show the most empathy: Scout, Tom and Jem.
After reviewing the article written by Lisa Moore, I began to reflect upon how I would incorporate empathy in my interactions with a client during the assessment phase of therapy. Empathy in a nutshell is attempting to match your feelings or current state of mind with that of another individual. In our field, empathy is of the utmost importance. It allows the speech-language pathologist (SLP) to meet clients where they are, to enter their world, and truly understand what it feels like to be them. SLP’s must not only view the client from an external frame of reference, but they must attempt to extract the client’s thoughts, feelings, ideas, beliefs, and values before and whilst administering an assessment protocol. There are several ways in
Empathy or the capability to comprehend and share the feelings and emotions of another is seen as a positive characteristic for an individual to hold (Guadagni, Burles, Ferrara & Iaria, 2014). Empathy is said to present itself as two types; cognitive and emotional (Blanke, Rauers, Riediger, 2016). Cognitive empathy refers to a person 's ability to recognize another 's emotions while emotional empathy refers to an individual’s ability to resonate with those emotions (Blanke, Rauers, Riediger, 2016). Sleep
A report on the interpersonal skills of listening, questioning and feedback and the benefits of these in the engineering field
Empathy is viewed as an essential aspect of the counseling relationship. Discuss the difference between primary and advanced accurate empathy. What barriers exist to the development of empathy? How might these barriers be overcome?
Social Justice is defined as “the equal distribution of opportunities, rights, and responsibility despite differences in physical traits and/or beliefs and behavior. It is an international and multifaceted issue that fights for better treatment and equality of people.” (“Pachamama Alliance,” 2017). According to this definition, my understanding of social justice is that it is a way to advocate for other individuals in order to assist their needs in society. For example, I would want to advocate for Hispanic mothers and children who have been through abuse. My empathy towards this group started because of my personal history with an abusive father who suffered from alcoholism. “Empathy involves thinking about a person and the challenges he or she is facing and coming to understand what it is like for that person to have that experience.” (Cameron & Keenan, 2013, p. 72).