BUILDING BRIDGES WITH EMPATHY

Intergroup Resources

All Different, All Equal contains practical and theoretical materials designed to help people understand the causes of racism and intolerance and learn to value differences between people of different backgrounds. The activities in this education pack help participants develop a new or different view of society and encourage them to take action. It was written by a multicultural team as part of The European Youth Campaign.

COMPASITO

Council of Europe

Compasito was inspired by ‘Compass – a manual on human rights education with young people’, which was developed by the Council of Europe in 2002. More than expected, ‘Compass’ is used with younger people of secondary school age and in school environments in many European countries. The expectations of users of ‘Compass’ for a training manual directed specifically at children matched our own convictions that human rights education should start at the earliest possible age.

COMPASS MANUAL

Council of Europe

Compass was first published in 2002 within the framework of the Human Rights Education Youth Programme of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe. The programme was created because human rights education (HRE) – meaning educational programmes and activities that focus on promoting equality in human dignity – was, and remains, of incalculable value in shaping a dimension of democratic citizenship for all young people and in promoting a culture of universal human rights.

THE EMPATHY QUOTIENT

Psychology Tools

The Empathy Quotient (EQ) is a 60-item questionnaire (there is also a shorter, 40-item version) designed to measure empathy in adults. The test was developed by Simon Baron-Cohen at ARC (the Autism Research Centre) at the University of Cambridge. Clinically, the empathy measurements provided by the EQ are used by mental health professionals in assessing the level of social impairment in certain disorders like Autism. However, since levels of empathy vary significantly between individuals, even between those without any mental health disorders, it is also suitable for use as a casual measure of temperamental empathy by and for the general population.

QUICK COHERENCE® TECHNIQUE

heartmath

Create a coherent state in about a minute with the simple, but powerful steps of the Quick Coherence® Technique. Using the power of your heart to balance thoughts and emotions, you can achieve energy, mental clarity and feel better fast anywhere. Use Quick Coherence especially when you begin feeling a draining emotion such as frustration, irritation, anxiety or anger. Find a feeling of ease and inner harmony that’s reflected in more balanced heart rhythms, facilitating brain function and more access to higher intelligence.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE EMPATHY

Lesley University

Empathy is a broad concept that refers to the cognitive and emotional reactions of an individual to the observed experiences of another. Having empathy increases the likelihood of helping others and showing compassion. “Empathy is a building block of morality—for people to follow the Golden Rule, it helps if they can put themselves in someone else’s shoes,” according to the Greater Good Science Center, a research institute that studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being.

SKILLS IN EMPATHY

Management Library

How to Put Yourself “in Their Shoes” – Skills in Empathy and How to Value Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Guidelines and Free Resources

RELAXING MUSIC

Meditation Relax Music Channel

Meditation Relax Music Channel presents Stress Relief Relaxing Music with Amazing Underwater nature video and Binaural Ocean Sounds. This is 8 hours version of Hypnotic Composition "ABYSS". Use this Soothing Healing Music as Deep Meditation Music, Yoga Music, Music for Massage dream music, Spa Music. Also could be used as a Study Music, Deep Sleep Music and Total Relaxation Music. Relax your mind and body with this Calm Music Video.

CARDIAC COHERENCE, SELF-REGULATION, AUTONOMIC STABILITY, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING

Rollin McCraty and Maria A. Zayas

The ability to alter one’s emotional responses is central to overall well-being and to effectively meeting the demands of life. One of the chief symptoms of events such as trauma, that overwhelm our capacities to successfully handle and adapt to them, is a shift in our internal baseline reference such that there ensues a repetitive activation of the traumatic event. This can result in high vigilance and over-sensitivity to environmental signals which are reflected in inappropriate emotional responses and autonomic nervous system dynamics. In this article we discuss the perspective that one’s ability to self-regulate the quality of feeling and emotion of one’s moment-to-moment experience is intimately tied to our physiology, and the reciprocal interactions among physiological, cognitive, and emotional systems.

HOW TO WIN FRIENDS

Adam Sicinski

For the purpose of our discussion today, I will merely and briefly outline the main concepts and elements discussed within How to Win Friends and Influence People. This by no means does justice to the text, and by no means should it replace the book. Instead, the article and accompanying mind map should be used as a reference guide that helps overview the masterpiece written by Dale Carnegie in 1936.

3 TYPES OF EMPATHY

By Justin Bariso

There Are Actually 3 Types of Empathy. Here's How They Differ--and How You Can Develop Them All. Understanding the three types of empathy can help you build stronger, healthier relationships.