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Episode Synopsis
Dr. Helen Riess is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Empathy Research and Training in the Psychotherapy Research Group at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Empathetics, a company that provides science-based empathy and interpersonal skills training for healthcare professionals. Her research focuses on improving empathy and relational skills in physicians.00:00 Introduction01:14 Defining Empathy03:38 Empathy and Burnout05:00 Care for the Caregiver07:52 Exquisite Empathy and Burnout09:18 Building Empathy and Avoiding Overburden10:45 Developing Boundaries in Clinical Practice11:45 Training and Teaching Empathy13:42 Model for Recognizing Emotion in Others15:11 Becoming Emotion Detectives19:31 Leadership's Role in Creating Supportive Workplaces23:22 Benefits of Empathy Training29:07 Technology and Empathy Training34:18 Research on MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy37:43 Building Empathy and Compassion40:07 Taking Small Steps Towards Empathy42:32 Resources for Building Empathy43:28 Future of Empathy TrainingThe Empathy Effect (Dr. Riess's book)The Power of Empathy (TEDx Talk)Visit our website for more Insights on Psychiatry.Watch this episode on YouTubeExecutive Producer: Jon Earle
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