The aim of this research is
to study the improvement of empathy in child-care professionals (i.e.,
teachers, psychologists, social workers) involved in the prevention of sexual
abuse against children and youngsters. An E-Learning training pilot program was
conducted with pre- and post-measures (T1 = at the beginning and
T2 = after 6 months) using the program's standardized
questionnaires of Situational Empathy and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index
(IRI) as a Dispositional Empathy measure.
A sample of 42 experienced
professionals involved in activities with children and youngsters was obtained
from the International Movement of Popular Education in Latin America called
"Fe y Alegría." Significant progress was found in the scales of
Situational Empathy and in some Coping subscales. The final outcomes seem to
indicate that the prevention program elicits important changes in the cognitive
sphere and that these changes are more intense when the implication level for
the situation is greater.
This research shows that empathy can be improved
through professional experience and careful situational involvement.
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By:
- 1a Department of Palliative Medicine , Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich , Munich , Germany.
- 2b Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , Ulm University Medical Center , Ulm , Germany.
- 3c Centre for Child Protection , Pontifical Gregorian University , Rome , Italy.
- 4d Spiritual Care Research Center, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy , Medical School, Technical University of Munich , Munich , Germany.
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