Increasing Students’ Empathy and Counseling Self-Efficacy Through a Mindfulness Experiential Small Group

Bohecker, Lynn; Horn, Elizabeth A. Doughty

doi:10.1080/01933922.2016.1232322

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“…Bu becerinin kazanımı psikolojik danışmanların terapötik ilişki kurabilmelerinde temel faktörlerden birisidir. Kişisel ve mesleki gelişime önem veren psikolojik danışman eğitimlerinde psikolojik danışma özyeterliğinin yanı sıra empati becerisinin kazanılması da desteklenmelidir (Bohecker & Doughty Horn, 2016). Buna ilaveten, çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati becerisi, öğrencilerle birebir iletişim halinde olan öğretmenlerde de var olması gereken unsurlardır.…”

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Solution focused thinking in education faculty students<p>Eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinde çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati

2017

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This research was conducted to examine the solution-focused thinking and empathy levels of the faculty of education students. The study group consists of 253 students (184 females, 69 males). Findings show that there is a significant relationship between the solution-focused thinking (problem disengagement, resource activation, goal-orientation) and empathy levels (social skills, emotional reactivity, cognitive empathy) of the students. On the other hand, significant differences are found in the solution-focused thinking and empathy levels of the students in accordance with the gender and study field variables. Finally, the findings show that resource activation and goalorientation, as sub-dimensions of solutionfocused thinking, are significant predictors of empathy levels of students.Keywords: Solution focused thinking; education faculty; gender; field. (Extended English abstract is at the end of this document) ÖzetBu araştırma eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinin çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma grubunu 253 (184 kız; 69 erkek) öğrenci oluşturmuştur.Elde edilen bulgular, öğrencilerin çözüm odaklı düşünme (problemden ayırma, kaynakları harekete geçirme, hedefe yönelim) ve empati düzeyleri (sosyal beceriler, duygusal tepki, bilişsel empati) arasında anlamlı ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Diğer yandan, öğrencilerin, çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati düzeylerinde cinsiyet ve alan değişkenine göre anlamlı farklar bulunmuştur. Son olarak elde edilen bulgular, çözüm odaklı düşünmenin alt boyutlarından kaynakları harekete geçirme ve hedefe yönelim'in öğrencilerin empati düzeylerinin anlamlı yordayıcıları olduğunu göstermiştir.

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Solution focused thinking in education faculty students<p>Eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinde çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati

2017

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“…The program aimed to help care providers enter the world of older adults by experiencing similar feelings and behaviors of older adults in the experience room and reflecting on their experiences from the perspectives of older adults in the empowerment session. In addition, the program aimed to help care providers cultivate mindfulness by considering the evidence supporting mindfulness as a potential method for reducing stress while increasing empathy [ 17 ]. Even a single-session brief mindfulness training was found to be beneficial in increasing mindfulness and improving clinical skills [ 18 , 19 ].…”

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“…In addition, the program aimed to help care providers cultivate mindfulness by considering the evidence supporting mindfulness as a potential method for reducing stress while increasing empathy. 17 Even a single-session brief mindfulness training was found to be beneficial in increasing mindfulness and improving clinical skills. 18,19 The entire simulation program took about 50 minutes including: a preparation session; an experience room session that required the completion of daily life tasks with limited sensory and cognitive functions; an empowerment session to debrief their performance, reactions, and behaviors in the experience room and to discuss why and what changes in care strategies for older adults were needed; and a brief mindfulness practice session.…”

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A Simulation-Based Empathy Enhancement Program for Non-Medical Care Providers of Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study

Han

Kim

2021

Psychiatry Investig

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Objective Studies using simulation-based programs for empathy enhancement have been conducted mostly for health profession students and medical care providers in Western countries. No empirical research has been conducted for non-medical care providers of older adults in community settings in Asian countries. The purposes of this mixed-methods study were: to explore experiences and perceived usability of non-medical care providers of older adults in a simulation-based empathy enhancement program; and to examine if the program is effective in improving empathy and relevant outcomes.Methods 104 non-medical care providers of older adults in South Korea participated in a simulation-based empathy enhancement program in 2018. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires for effectiveness testing, a program evaluation questionnaire, and individual interviews and analyzed using statistical tests and thematic analysis.Results Care providers showed higher levels of empathy and lower levels of stress and burnout after the program participation (p<0.05). Qualitative findings supported the improved attitude and care strategies, increased empathy towards older adults, preparing for their own aging, and restoration of emotional stability through the participation in the program.Conclusion This study suggests that the simulation-based program is useful in promoting empathic responses of non-medical care providers working with older adults.

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“…Experiential learning using simulation has been used by practitioners and students in health and social care professions to increase their understanding of clients and develop their empathy and empathetic behaviors (Bearman et al, 2015;Ter Beest et al, 2018). When considering the evidence that supports the value of mindfulness as a potential method for reducing stress while increasing empathy, it is possible that adding a brief mindfulness practice session as a part of an empathy training program may result in better outcomes (Bohecker & Doughty Horn, 2016;D. M. Davis & Hayes, 2011;Fulton & Cashwell, 2015;Soysa & Wilcomb, 2015).…”

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Effectiveness of empathy enhancement programs for social workers working with older adults: A quasi-experimental study

Han

Kim

2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Empathy is an essential attribute required for care providers to provide quality care and effective relationship-based practice. Cognitive empathy is understanding another person’s experiences, concerns, and perspectives, and affective empathy is sharing another person’s emotion. Cognitive empathy was found to be a significant protector to burnout and stress, while affective empathy was found to be a significant contributor to compassion satisfaction among social workers. This quasi-experimental study assessed the effectiveness of two empathy enhancement programs on 105 social workers working with older adults in South Korea. The experimental group (n = 52) received a simulation-based empathy enhancement program along with a brief mindfulness practice session, and the comparison group (n = 53) watched a 30-minute-long educational video about empathy. Data were collected prior to and two weeks after the intervention. Findings The experimental group showed significantly lower levels of psychosocial stress compared to the comparison group. It also showed significantly higher levels of cognitive empathy and significantly lower levels of compassion fatigue at posttest. Furthermore, the comparison group demonstrated significantly higher levels of a unidimensional factor of empathy, compassion satisfaction, and caring efficacy at posttest. Application Pre- and post-test differences, in different outcome measures from the groups, indicate the benefits of each empathy enhancement program on social workers working with older adults. In particular, the present study validates that the simulation-based empathy enhancement program can enhance the cognitive empathy of social workers and reduce burnout and stress. A further randomized controlled trial study is needed to examine the program’s effectiveness with minimal bias and confounding factors.

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Increasing Students’ Empathy and Counseling Self-Efficacy Through a Mindfulness Experiential Small Group

Cited by 34 publications

References 44 publications

Solution focused thinking in education faculty students<p>Eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinde çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati

Solution focused thinking in education faculty students<p>Eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinde çözüm odaklı düşünme ve empati

A Simulation-Based Empathy Enhancement Program for Non-Medical Care Providers of Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study

Effectiveness of empathy enhancement programs for social workers working with older adults: A quasi-experimental study

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