+ Helping

A concept analysis of empathy (WISEMAN 1996)

"TEACHING EMPATHY

As the consensus is that empathy is a skill which is crucial to the helping relationship, many authors discuss methods of teaching empathy most effectively

• Layton (1979),

• Bumard (1987),

• Cox (1989),

• Morath (1989) and

  • Tshuldm (1989)

• Burnard (1987) suggests that before nurses can understand and explore a patient's perspective, they must explore their own perspective Self-awareness, therefore, is a prerequisite to empathy. "