Creative Interventions for Teaching Empathy in the Counseling Classroom. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bell, Hope
• Is Part Of: Journal of creativity in mental health. Volume 13:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 120
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Counselor education -- creativity in counseling -- empathy; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Arts -- Therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Cultural psychiatry -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 616.89165
• DOI: 10.1080/15401383.2017.1328295
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1540-1383

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Empathy is a foundational, necessary component of successful counseling. Relaying an understanding of empathy, including the components and science behind the phenomenon, is critical to the development of counselors-in-training. In addition, creative practice is a pillar of professional counseling, and is linked to experiential learning and meaningful integration of new knowledge in counselor education. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the definitions of empathy, provide current literature on the science of empathy, and discuss specific creative interventions to use within counseling courses to increase empathic knowledge and skills.