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Empathy: You can acquire it

Gary Direnfeld

With emotional empathy we can feel what another is feeling. With cognitive empathy we don’t really connect on a feeling level with the experience of other. Where a person may be lacking emotional empathy, then cognitive empathy can be learned. Broadly speaking we can differentiate two types: cognitive and emotional.

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Mental Health Community Reacts: Conservatives Cause Concern

MQ Mental Health

One week ago, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave a speech causing concern when it comes to words he used about mental health. Language can be powerful, particularly in regards to mental health conditions. The Conservatives recent rhetoric has provoked a strong response from charity sector leaders and health organisations.

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Self-Care for Mental Health, Learn to Love Yourself

Psychological Health Care

Self-care or self-love plays an important role in supporting your mental health. Loving yourself is important because it affects many areas of your life, including your physical health, mental health and relationships with others. How each person practices self-care will vary based on their needs.

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Racism and Mistreatment in the Mental Health Field: A Practitioner’s Voice

inSocialWork

Even while the NASW Code of Ethics places emphasis on racial and social justice, a number of people and scholars have mentioned an “empathy gap” when it comes to social work practice involving White social worker interactions with Black clients. Hamner will share with us what her clients are telling her, and hopefully, teaching all of us.

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Autism Social Skills Training: Strategies for Developing Empathy

Relias

Through SST, clients are exposed to scenarios designed to help them better understand and act on: Displays of empathy. Better manage their own mental health. The following four practices are evidence-based ways of teaching social skills such as empathy, conversation techniques, and more. Behavioral skills training.

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World Mental Health Day

Social Work With Adults

Mental health in an unequal world’ is this year’s theme for World Mental Health Day – and it’s one which speaks to all social workers working alongside people living with mental health conditions. The pandemic and mental health. Mental health is a complex issue.

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Nurse Depression and Anxiety: Stopping the Mental Health Crisis

Relias

They are also exposed to high levels of stress, trauma, and burnout, which can take a toll on their mental health. In this article, we’ll look at what causes elevated levels of nurse depression and anxiety, how nurses can help themselves and each other, and how healthcare leaders can support their nurses’ mental health.