Building Empathy: The Missing Piece in Violence Prevention
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Advances and Innovations in Violence Prevention & Treatment: The First 25 Years of The Melissa Institute
February 22, 2021Join us on Friday, February 19, from 10am-12pm EST for an online course
Building Empathy: The Missing Piece in Violence Prevention
This course is offered at no cost to participants, with a suggested donation of $25-100 to support our work to prevent violence and promote safer communities. For those requesting CE credits, there is a charge of $35.
When:
Friday, February 19, 2020
10am-12pm EST
*Florida License Only
Certificate of completion available upon request to be self-reported to other boards. The Melissa Institute cannot guarantee credits for other boards.
About:
The ability to experience and nurture empathy is a critical aspect to the promotion of pro-social behaviors and the prevention of violence. Mary Gordon, an internationally award-winning social entrepreneur in the field of education, educator, author, parenting expert and child advocate, will guide us through an informative and inspiring discussion of lesson learned in over 25 years of empathy education and training around the world.
The presentation focuses on the role of empathy in the prevention of violence and aggression, executive functioning capacities, using the lens of Temperament to understand periods of child development, and ways to nurture empathy. As children communicate through actions, attendees will learn how to identify children’s Temperament traits as a way for families and teachers to be able to interpret a child’s behavior. Additionally, Mary Gordon will outline the differences between cognitive empathy and affective empathy and how these distinctions are important in the function of empathy development. Participants will be able to utilize this knowledge to assist children and families they work with to encourage empathy and prevent later incidences of violence.
Learning Objectives:
Participant will be able to:
- Learn about the nature of empathy and its role in the prevention of violence and aggression.
- Apply knowledge on executive functioning and knowledge of child development to increase social and emotional competencies and pro-social behaviors amongst children.
- Implement strategies to nurture empathy and help families develop skills to interpret a child’s behavior and intervene.
Presenter:
Mary Gordon, C.M., O.N.L., O.ON., LL.D., D.Litt.
Mary Gordon is an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, author, parenting expert and child advocate who has created an international children’s charity, Roots of Empathy. The Roots of Empathy program’s impact has been proven by independent research on three continents to reduce aggression and bullying in childhood and increase children’s prosocial behavior with the impact lasting over time. She consults and speaks internationally to organizations as diverse as the UN, the WHO and has had public dialogues with the Dalai Lama. She has been awarded highest honors in her country, Canada, the Order of Canada, and is the recipient of Honorary Doctorates.
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Donations encouraged $25-100
*CEs for Florida license only. Upon request, the Melissa Institute will provide a certificate of completion that can be self-reported to other boards. We cannot guarantee that it will be accepted by other boards for approval.