Online Group: Peer Mentor Development

Emotional Intelligence: Three Types of Empathy

Dive deeper into the differences of empathy and sympathy. Explore compassionate, cognitive, and emotional empathy and how to use these skills to best support other survivors. Assess what type you lean into most and how to find balance in an effort to avoid fatigue and burnout.

This course is available to Peer Mentors only, you must have completed the initial Peer Mentor Training, either online or in-person at a seminar.

The online training is conducted through Zoom, a video conferencing tool where you will participate in a live discussion with TAPS staff and other survivors taking the training. This forum allows you to learn in the comfort of your own home and choose from multiple dates that suit your schedule. You need to have reliable Internet connection, a webcam and microphone in your computer, and be comfortable using technology.

QUESTIONS?

Contact us at 800-959-TAPS (8277) or peermentors@taps.org.