The Art of Empathy

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The Art of Empathy

Presented by Lynn JohnsonCo-Founder/CEO, Glitter & Razz Productions LLC

Friends for Youth Annual Mentoring ConferenceThursday April 18, 2013

EMPATHYEach of us has stories. We are better when we are able to tell them. We are

better when we are able to hear

them.



Requests for the Session

EMPATHY• Sympathy – “I’m

sorry that happened to you.”

• Empathy – “I see your pain and I understand.”

• Compassion – “How do you need me to help?”

Compassion

Empathy

Sympathy


Empathy• Get quiet/ Get

present• Listen to and Share

our Stories• Identify & Accept all

Feelings• Share examples of

Empathy in action

The ability to recognize, understand, and relate to the humanity in each other.



Why Theater?“Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.”

– Augusto Boal, innovator, politician, director & founder of Theatre of the Oppressed

Empathy: Playback Theater

• Improvisational art form of story sharing

• Master “Empathizers”

• Forms that can be practiced

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Empathy: Emotion Coaching“Emotion Coaching is the key to raising happy, resilient, and well-adjusted kids.”

-Christine Carter in reference to the work of John Gottmanpg. 88 of Raising Happiness

Step 1: Empathize, Label and Validate• “I see…” or “I notice…”• “I hear…”• “Are you feeling…”• “Is there anything else that you are feeling?”• “I imagine that feels…”• “Tell me about that.”• “Are you saying that…”• “It sounds to me like you feel ____,

because_____. Is that right?• “How does that make you feel?”

christinecarter.com


A List of Challenging Emotions In kid-friendly language

SadScaredFrustratedTiredHorribleMadLonelyNervousJealous

AshamedRejectedDepressedDisappointedHatefulEmbarrassed Yucky

Empathy: Emotion Coaching


Step 2: Deal with the Bad Behavior (if applicable)• “It’s okay to feel___, but it’s never okay

to ___.”

Step 3: Problem-Solve“The best ideas come from the kids themselves, when they explore the problem from their own perspective and knowledge.”

• “Tell me what happened to make you feel this way.”

• “What can you do to solve this problem?”

• “What might happen if…”• “Let’s take a look at some different

choices…”

Empathy: Emotion Coaching



Empathy: Resources

Children Full of Lifehttp://youtu.be/armP8TfS9Is

An award-winning documentary about a fourth-grade class in a in Japan & the lessons they about compassion from their homeroom teacher, Toshiro Kanamori.

The Go Girls! Blog & YouTube Channel

gogirlsblog.comyoutube.com/glitterandrazz

• Super-Sized Name Tags

• A Sweet Lesson on Patience

• Theater Activities

A chapter book about a 4th grader who goes from being bullied to becoming a “Go Girl!.”

Starring CeliaWritten by Allison Kenny, Illustrated by Thorina Rose

http://amzn.com/0615774725



Lynn Johnson, Co-Founder/CEOGlitter & Razz Productions LLC

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The Art of Empathy