The Power of “Social Empathy” For Great Social Policy Ft. Dr. Elizabeth Segal Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how "social empathy" can be used to
catalyze positive social change.


Dr. Elizabeth Segal is a Professor in the School of Social Work
at Arizona State University and the author of Social Empathy: The
Art of Understanding Others. In this episode, she discusses how
social empathy can inform good public policy, how power can
diminish a leader’s capacity to empathize, and her surprising
thoughts about performative empathy.


00:00  Introduction


00:23  About Elizabeth Segal


01:29   Elizabeth’s journey


05:15  What is "social empathy?"


07:30  Examples of social policies that embrace empathy


09:54 A turn towards empathetic public policy


13:26 Social empathy and climate change


15:20 The five components of empathy


20:34  How to become more empathic


24:04 Why is it important to set boundaries when practicing
self-empathy?


26:18  Why power is a barrier to empathy


32:35  Truth, reconciliation, and empathy


34:51  Why performative empathy is useful


38:16  Elizabeth Segal’s Purposeful Empathy Story





CONNECT WITH DR. ELIZABETH SEGAL


Psychology Today Blog:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-empathy


Social Empathy Book: http://tiny.cc/SocialEmpathy


Assessing Empathy Book: http://tiny.cc/AssessingEmpathy





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