The Role of Empathy in Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction, and Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers. I began by showing the students this Sesame Street video defining Empathy. Each slide describes a situation in which students would need to apply social perspective taking skills, empathy, or problem solving skills. List some ways that you could show empathy for classmates, friends, and family members. 60 (3), 201-209. A powerpoint slide deck of social scenario role plays. Students develop empathy through role-play activities. Download the teacher notes for the full lesson plan and guidance on how to deliver the activities. Sometimes this is done with players playing the same role in different 'simulation universes.' Trying acting in the situation by showing empathy and not showing empathy. We examine the role empathy plays in improving employee engagement in this video with Learning and Development Coach Amanda Wildman. Again, this all helps the players gain holistic viewpoints, and empathy. Suggest ideas if they get stuck. Add any new kind or empathetic words and phrases or actions to the “Words and Actions that show Care and Empathy” sheet started in the last activity. Empathy also plays a role in cooperation. Let's face it, empathy is a hard word to understand and Sesame Street has a knack for breaking hard concepts down for kids. Role Play Role playing can also help participants to demonstrate empathy for another person's struggles. Empower Performances (10 mins) Allow students to perform the role-play for the rest of the class. For those of you following along, this lesson went with the "E" in Digital Divide and Conquer's RESPECT posters. Given that one-in-three workers would leave their companies for a more compassionate environment, there’s major incentive for companies to emphasize empathy skills sooner rather than later.. For those of us working in a support role, our effectiveness ultimately boils down to how well we listen and connect to our fellow employees. (2019, February 15). One needs to pay close attention to the activities and goals of others to cooperate effectively. Are you showing your employees enough support? Choose one of the situations to role-play with a partner. In this lesson from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, students will develop empathy through role-play activities. Working in groups, using scripts or hot seating, students start to appreciate the feelings of people involved in negative experiences. Working in groups, using scripts or hot seating, students start to appreciate the feelings of people involved in negative experiences. Each slide outlines a scenario and details two parts. Empathy is one of the aspects of emotional intelligence (EI) and EI is all about the ability to recognise, understand and manage our own emotions. Perfect for students to create role plays to act o Continuing on with our lessons about RESPECT, my class moved on to Empathy. their role-play. A lioness needs to notice quickly when other lionesses go into hunting mode, so that she can join them and contribute to the pride’s success. Winder, A. Take turns acting out the different roles. For example, one person might have the job of telling a second person about a difficult experience that he has just gone through, while the second person does not show empathy. So the UN player from one run of the game could compare their experiences with the UN player from a different game.