
In the third component of the training, participants learn and practice active empathy via a series of increasingly complicated role-plays in small groups.
Getting your own needs and wants met when the words and needs do not match. Getting your own needs and wants met when the words and needs match. This practice in active listening helps Social Workers improve hearing the wants and needs of clients Watching and trying to experience your partner’s needs as s/he is talking. Using your eyes during this Zoom training to help your partner feel your need when you are talking. Here they will practice many active listening skills using 2 line interactions and shorts scripts, including: Building on the skills learned in Step 1 of the training (being present while identifying your own needs and wants), participants then learn in Step 2 how to become aware of the needs and wants of others. This crucial step grounds participants in an awareness of their own motivations, experience, and space, and importantly, enhances each participant’s ability to be present. During this step in the training, each participant experiences and identifies needs and wants (e.g., I want respect or approval) in a given situation, a critical step necessary before you begin to listen actively to others. We may want and need respect, control or help at times throughout the course of a day. These are sometimes called emotional objectives. We all have needs and wants that we strive to meet every day. In order to communicate successfully we start by practicing two basic skills: NYSED and ASWB Approved for 12 CE contact hours
Participants must attend both sessions to qualify for CE hours. Live Online Training Part I: Saturday, November 6, 2021ĩ:00am–12:00pm and 2:00–5:00pm ET (both days)