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Empathy and Detatchment

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Chat with me at [link] NOTE: ALL Podcasts are for educational purposes only and are NOT a replacement for medical advice or counseling from a licensed professional. Empathy helps you explore their reality through their eyes Detachment allows you to know clearly where you end and they begin so you can step in and […] ??

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Empathy: You can acquire it

Gary Direnfeld

With emotional empathy we can feel what another is feeling. With cognitive empathy we don’t really connect on a feeling level with the experience of other. Where a person may be lacking emotional empathy, then cognitive empathy can be learned. Broadly speaking we can differentiate two types: cognitive and emotional.

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“Es Como Que no los Conociera”: Reunification of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth with Their U.S. Families

Social Work Blog

In addition, the results point to the importance of developing interventions to increase trust, empathy, and communication between unaccompanied immigrant youth and their parents. Kalina Brabeck, PhD , professor, counseling, Rhode Island College.

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GuestPost: Surviving a Major Bipolar Depressive Episode and Finding a Purpose in my Life by Becky Rowland

Bipolar Bandit

I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1992 after I faced disciplinary action while a graduate counseling student because I had disabling symptoms of psychosis. At home, I did coloring in adult coloring books, journaling, reading, and engaged in counseling sessions via telehealth.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

Social workers provide counseling and psychotherapy services to patients in recovery. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Disrupting Stigma: How Understanding, Empathy, and Connection Can Improve Outcomes for Families Affect by Substance Use and Mental Disorders.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Empathy and Active Listening 7. You may also provide direct services, such as counselling or case management, to clients or their families.

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Why Social Workers Should Talk to Their Clients About Conscious Living – and Dying

Social Work Blog

We feed, clothe, counsel, love ,” Riffel paused, “that’s probably the most important word.” Conscious living and dying is all about expanding oneself to be more diverse, to be less egocentric, to be identified with humankind, and death is a beautiful opportunity to grow one’s empathy and connection beyond oneself.”