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Selected Works of Cassandra G. Pusateri
Article
Creative and Novel Approaches to Empathy: A Neo- Rogerian Perspective
Journal of Mental Health Counseling (2013)
  • Ed Neukrug, Old Dominion University
  • Hannah Bayne, Old Dominion University
  • Lashauna Dean-Nganga, Old Dominion University
  • Cassandra G. Pusateri, Old Dominion University
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Abstract
This article describes the historical antecedents of empathy, elaborates on the Rogerian definition of basic and advanced empathy, and relates how some authors have expanded on those definitions. It then describes six creative and novel empathic responses that fit the original Rogers definition of empathy: reflecting deeper feelings, pointing out discrepancies, and the use of visual imagery, analogies, metaphors, and targeted self-disclosure. The benefits and limits of how empathy is taught in counselor training programs are discussed and ways seasoned counselors can improve their skill in making complex empathic responses are suggested.
Keywords
  • empathy
Disciplines
Publication Date
January, 2013
DOI
10.17744/mehc.35.1.5q375220327000t2
Citation Information
Ed Neukrug, Hannah Bayne, Lashauna Dean-Nganga and Cassandra G. Pusateri. "Creative and Novel Approaches to Empathy: A Neo- Rogerian Perspective" Journal of Mental Health Counseling Vol. 35 (2013) p. 29 - 42 ISSN: 1040-2861
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cassandra-pusateri/30/