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Growing Empathy and Compassion without Burning Out: For Ourselves and Our Students
Course Description: Empathy and compassion are important skills and orientations for every educator. Learning how to practice these skills with our students without burning out is an important way to take care of ourselves and our students.
In this course, participants learn:
- The definitions of empathy and compassion and how they relate to one another
- The ways we can use empathy and compassion to support others
- The ways we can increase out ability to have empathy and compassion for others without burning out.
Course Completion Criteria: In this course, participants review several videos and complete several related activities, which are described in each section of the course. Please note that as a requirement to maintain our Act 48 approved provider status, PSEA is obligated to gather information to confirm course completion and gather feedback on each course. To help PSEA meet these obligations, participants must complete a brief Confirmation of Completion and a brief Feedback activity at the end of this course.
Course Developers: CREATE for Education and PSEA Education Services Staff. ProfessionalLearning@psea.org
Learning Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.