Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We do so while remembering to show love, caring, empathy and compassion at the same time. The value of jumping in early to set boundaries, limits and expectations while still expressing love and empathy, is that you and child don’t ramp each other up as a well and overplayed duet that ends in misery for both. Express concern.

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Empathy Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 26, 2023

As we teach kids about others who have needs unable to be met themselves, we teach about empathy. Extend yourself modeling altruistic behavior built on empathy. Our support of others as per their needs is a human and kind activity where the benefit to others is our only reward. Lead by example. Do so in joy.

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Empathy Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

The New Social Worker

APRIL 26, 2022

You are the embodiment of all we hope social workers will be—caring professionals who are known for their warmth, empathy, and genuineness. Congratulations, graduates! We are honored to call you colleagues in the ever-evolving social work profession.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MARCH 29, 2024

But it has limits in nuanced situations requiring true empathy. AI lacks human judgment, so we must analyze if outputs align with ethics and client needs. Practical Pros and Cons : AI can boost the productivity of administrative tasks and richer educational content. View it as an augmentation tool, not a replacement for human expertise.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 18, 2022

This need is even more crucial when we’re engaged with human dynamics that require intense engagement, empathy, and advocacy. Social Workers Are Human. As such, we must attend to our human-ness.

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Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

No empathy. Few will want to drown. They may live a subsistence life, perhaps on the streets, perhaps scrounging, doing anything necessary to survive. Those are folks some others complain about. Perhaps even scorn. Every one of those persons is a son or daughter. Perhaps they are a parent, spouse, aunt, uncle, brother, sister.

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Private Practice Empathy Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As crazy as it may sound, show empathy and respect. The use of empathy and respect have nothing to do with what you may think the other person deserves and doesn’t mean one must settle for anything innapropriate. It takes calm and patience to best handle one’s partner after dropping the news. Expect anger. Give space.

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Center for Child Protection

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This training inspired me to confront my own anxiety and mental health, cultivating a greater sense of empathy and self-awareness. By understanding the science of trauma and prioritizing empathy, we can create lasting change. Lifes challengeswhether rooted in trauma or notconnect us in ways we often overlook.

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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 7, 2023

If however the parent shrugs it off, expresses empathy for the child caught in the middle and then redirects to what ever else they are about to do, then the prediction of the other parent falls flat. Then, if the parent does react negatively, it creates the impression that the other parent really knows what they are talking about.

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Private Practice Empathy Counseling Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 31, 2022

As a mantra it can help you approach your boy with empathy and compassion. When your boys cry, do not admonish, but seek to support, soothe and solve. Remember those three “S’s” Support, soothe and solve. Therein is strength and capacity and resiliency.

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Private Practice Empathy Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When we run to only smooth the child’s path, versus express empathy and offer emotional support, but not compensation, a tremendous disservice may be done. Worse the outcome becomes when that target of blame becomes one’s romantic partner as the process continues to adult life.

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Private Practice Empathy Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 11, 2023

There is a greater understanding and empathy for the young client because of the shared experience. It requires as much a paradigm shift for counselors as it does for parents and children all of whom are dealing with a narcissistic adult. However, the experience for the counselor can be used therapeutically for the child/teen client.

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Private Practice Confidentiality Consultation Empathy 147

My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Whether it’s understanding or empathy for myself, sitting with those feelings is difficult. It’s exhausting, it’s taxing and to be honest, I’m not always up to the task. And in those moments, I do have trouble feeling. But I remember that I don’t always feel this way.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Here is a summary of our findings: Overall, the poverty simulation changed students understanding of what it is like to live in poverty and empathy for people who experience poverty. It allows them to experience the stressors of poverty and walk away with more empathy toward people living in poverty.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

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 […] ?? 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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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Common among folks who identify as empaths, is difficulty setting boundaries. For many, the issue is also that people pleasing. Both are often the result of growing up in a home where one always had to be aware of the mood of others. That can be the result of a parent given to drinking and/or anger issues.

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Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Social Worker 130

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 11, 2024

Once the parent gets a grip on themselves, empathy for the teen is required. Sadly this too only escalates anger, distress and conflict. Really, to restore calm, it’s up to the parent to restore their own calm first. You see, underneath that anger, is likely fear. The teen fears not being loved or understood. They feel thwarted.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Hopefully, learning about these myths and facts will help social workers show empathy to their clients with BPD and refer to effective treatment when necessary. The truth is that they are using these behaviors to relieve their painful emotions. Figuring out and changing the causes of behaviors works better than judging and blaming.

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Relias

OCTOBER 9, 2023

E — Demonstrate empathy, feeling with your team and understanding their stressors because you have felt that way before. C — Show compassion, which is like empathy but different because it involves a genuine desire to help your team (think empathy plus action). Reflect on your company mission and vision statements.

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Gary Direnfeld

JULY 28, 2022

With empathy he said the following: “I am so sorry for your experience and near injury. Angrily she complained about what she had paid for the shoes and how she had almost broken her neck. The manager, an older gentleman, listened patiently through her rant, blame and demand for a refund.

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Private Practice Empathy Mental Health Counseling 113

Social Work Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

In addition, the results point to the importance of developing interventions to increase trust, empathy, and communication between unaccompanied immigrant youth and their parents. blended families). Study Authors: Liza Barros-Lane, PhD, LMSW , assistant professor of social work, University of Houston-Downtown.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Interventions, such as motivational interviewing, and techniques, like going with resistance and offering empathy, validation and reflection, are important. Always start where the client is, she suggests, and validate their feelings. The DSM-V notes that pain disorders relate to psychological factors.

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Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Rather than harsh punishments parents will show more empathy for his struggles concentrating on school related tasks. With medication he would likely be more able to hit the brakes and then with that pause, concentrate and choose a more reasonable course of action. So the lad will continue with his job.

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Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It means you have empathy for the impact of your actions on others. Be patient and where your decisions and actions have caused distress, take responsibility. Apologize without reservation. An apology for creating turmoil and change doesn’t mean you are bad. You can still follow through with the intention to separate. Their turn.

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Private Practice Empathy Counseling Mental Health 113

Michigan Social Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The goal is to help participants practice improvisational and collaborative empathy and develop listening and empathy skills around grief and loss of a loved one, poverty, immigration, gender identity and LGBTQAI2+ issues.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Hopefully, learning about these myths and facts will help social workers show empathy to their clients with BPD and refer to effective treatment when necessary. The truth is that they are using these behaviors to relieve their painful emotions. Figuring out and changing the causes of behaviors works better than judging and blaming.

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Disorder DBT LCSW Therapist 97

Social Work Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

To address this gap, the authors propose a training model for professional development aimed at increasing empathy and understanding among K–12 educators through experiential learning tools such as the Community Action Poverty Simulation.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 1, 2024

When our dialogue about mental health is rooted in empathy and understanding, it’s easier to see a path forward. By sharing the vast amount of resources offered, people can find what works for them when it comes to mental wellness. We are each on our own journey, and finding what works for each individual drives this point home.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows. Today, a growing body of research confirms that reading and writing can be therapeutic, even reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I have a serious passion for work in this field, sincere empathy for those with serious brain disorders, and good research skills. I love to do research each day on mental illness disorders and issues so I am able to post educational articles or videos to raise awareness about mental illness.

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R.E.A.L. Social Workers

MAY 19, 2022

Community is fostered through a demonstration of empathy and collaboration. Daniel Golman who wrote Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ speaks of three types of empathy and described it as follows. Cognitive empathy is recognizing how another person feels. Listen closely to others with empathy. •

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

MAY 6, 2024

Our right brains are attracted to mates who already possess the potential ability to have perfect empathy for our inner worlds. The perfect empathy that follows these discoveries is a powerful generator of healing and new levels of intimacy.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

MAY 7, 2024

Our right brains are attracted to mates who already possess the potential ability to have perfect empathy for our inner worlds. The perfect empathy that follows these discoveries is a powerful generator of healing and new levels of intimacy.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 17, 2022

But as soon as the crisis hit, those who already know what family policing is like responded with empathy. I have not yet seen evidence that such empathy is a two-way street, either within family policing or within journalism.

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The Child and Family Corp

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Parents’ own reactions and coping (remaining calm, modeling empathy, expressing distress) directly affect how their college-aged children respond, so parents should be mindful of themselves as role models. Parents need to adjust how they help based on careful assessment of their children’s needs and abilities.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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. The CDC explains what substance use disorders are along with different treatment and recovery options and the importance of reducing stigma.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

I know what it means to struggle with your own empathy when dealing with a difficult client. I know what it feels like to try to help someone through a personal emergency that has turned a life, already precariously perched, into a raging inferno. I have heard the voice.

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