un modello di intervento che utilizza l'empatia contro l'aggressivita' (clicca x il sito)

Welcome to Roots of Empathy

"Roots of Empathy is Canada's olive branch to the world." - enRoute Magazine

Roots of Empathy is a powerful idea whose time has come. An evidence-based classroom program, its mission is to build caring, peaceful, and civil societies – child by child – through the development of empathy in children.The program was founded in Canada in 1996 by Mary Gordon, an internationally recognized educator, social entrepreneur, and child advocate, and today has reached more than 315,000 children worldwide. Roots of Empathy also has a sibling program, Seeds of Empathy, designed for early childhood settings.At the heart of the program are classroom visits by an infant and parent. Through guided observations of this loving relationship, children learn to identify and reflect on their own thoughts and feelings and those of others (empathy). Independent evaluations consistently show children who receive Roots of Empathy experience dramatic and lasting effects in terms of increased pro-social behaviour (sharing, helping and including) and decreased aggression. For more information, watch our video (9 minutes). Roots of Empathy has been recognized by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, Daniel Goleman, the World Health Organization, Helen Clarke, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, among others. The organization works in partnership with indigenous people globally, and has been endorsed in Canada by National Chief Shawn Atleo (and formerly Phil Fontaine) of the Assembly of First Nations. Mary Gordon, Founder/President of Roots of Empathy has won numerous awards, and her program has also won an international Changemakers award from the Ashoka Foundation.

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orso castano : una buona idea , collaudata, da imitare laddove e' possibile. Certo e' un esempio di come il concetto di empatia deve uscire dalla diade paziente -terapeuta per essere usato ed applicato in situazioni di gruppo, sia nelle scolaresche che in altri gruppi come , perche' no' (e non mancano numerose esperienze in questo campo) le famiglie.