Curriculum

Possible Training Modules

1. (x) Empathy Circle Practice Groups  (1 to 2 hr) 

   1. 1. ( ) Empathy Circle for Personal Support and Growth

      2. ( ) Empathy Circle for Community Building

      3. ( ) Empathy Circle for Topic Exploration

      4. ( ) Empathy Circles and Values

         1. Team: Janna Weiss

2. ( ) Empathy Movement Presentations

   1. 1. Team: Susan Christy

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) 30 Min - About the Empathy Movement

      4. ( ) 1 Hour - About the Empathy Movement

3. (x) Empathy Circle Facilitator Training 10 hr

   1. 1. Team: William Filler,  Lou Zweier, Edwin Rutsch

      2. ( ) Train the Trainer: Empathy Circle Facilitator Training - Take 5 times to be a trainer

4. ( ) Definition of Empathy: The Wholistic Empathy Definition Model

   1. 1. Team: Edwin Rutsch

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) Train the Trainer: Definition of Empathy: The Wholistic Empathy Definition Model

      4. Basic Empathy - Going Deeper

         2. 1. ( ) Train the Trainer

      5. Self-Empathy - Going Deeper

         2. 1. ( ) Train the Trainer

      6. Imaginative Empathy - Going Deeper

         2. 1. ( ) Train the Trainer

      7. Mutual Empathy - Going Deeper

         2. 1. ( ) Train the Trainer

5. ( ) Empathy Circle: Speaking and Listening more Deeply 

   1. 1. Team: Susan Christy

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) Train the Trainer: Empathy Circle: Speaking and Listening more Deeply

6. ( ) Blocks to Empathy

   1. 1. Team: 

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) Train the Trainer: Blocks to Empathy

7. ( ) Empathy for Conflict Resolution: Restorative Empathy Circle

   1. 1. Team:  Lou Zweier

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) Train the Trainer:   Empathy for Conflict Resolution: Restorative Empathy Circle 

8. ( ) Hosting Community Empathy Cafes

   1. 1. Team:  Lou Zweier

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) Train the Trainer: Hosting Community Empathy Cafes

9. ( ) Hosting an Empathy Tent Pop-Up

   1. 1. Team:   Edwin Rutsch

      2. Interested:

      3. ( ) Train the Trainer: Hosting an Empathy Tent Pop-Up

10. ( ) Empathy in Leadership - Supervision

    1. 1. Team:  

       2. Interested:

       3. ( ) Train the Trainer

11. ( ) Empathy, Empathy Circle and Dynamic Facilitation - (creative, collaborative consensus)

    1. Team: Rosa Zubizarreta

    2. Interested:

    3.  An Empathy Circle serves as a highly structured, foundational practice that cultivates Empathy through mutual Active Listening among a small group of participants. In contrast, Dynamic Facilitation builds upon that empathetic foundation, utilizing a more fluid, non-linear approach to guide groups through complex, emotionally charged problems toward creative, collaborative consensus. 

       1. ( ) Train the Trainer

12. Empathy Circles in K-12 Schools

    1. Team:  

    2. Interested:

    3. ( ) Train the Trainer

13. Empathy Circle and Music 

    1. Team:  

    2. Interested:

    3. ( ) Train the Trainer

Possible Curriculum Categories 

• Empathy for Personal Support and Growth

• Empathy for Relationships

• Empathy for Community Building

• Empathy for Culture and Society

• Empathy for Conflict Resolution

• Empathy for Design and Innovation

• Empathy for Democracy

• Empathy In Healthcare

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