News & Events

 

Event

Empathy and Compassion in Society

November 23-24, 2012
London

A conference on empathy and compassion, geared to education, health, and social care professionals.

Check out the Greater Good Events Calendar.

Note: This is not a Greater Good Science Center event.

This two-day conference, preceded by a Youth Gathering on November 22, aims to give professionals who work in education, healthcare, social care, local authorities, and the public sector a fresh understanding and experience of the ways to develop empathy and compassion. This event will feature case studies from various sectors to highlight the benefits of training in empathy and compassion, as well as to show how cultivating these skills can enhance professional and personal satisfaction, self-esteem and well-being, and relieve stress. It will feature a roster of international speakers, including Karen Armstrong, Mary Gordon, Paul Gilbert, Tania Singer, and Paul Ekman.

Topics of discussion include:

- Compassion and empathy: scientific definitions, misunderstandings and function
- Compassion, the benefits at the personal level
- Compassion in action and social cohesion
... and much more.

For more details and to register, visit http://compassioninsociety.org.

Note: This is not a Greater Good Science Center event.

Tracker Pixel for Entry
 
 
 
blog comments powered by Disqus
 

Most...

  
  

Greater Good Events

Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators
University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013


Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators

The GGSC’s six-day Summer Institute will equip educators with social-emotional learning tools that will benefit both students and teachers. Registration is now closed.


» ALL EVENTS
 
 

Take a Greater Good Quiz!

How compassionate are you? How generous, grateful, or forgiving? Find out!

» TAKE A QUIZ
 

Dr. Christine Carter's blog on the science of raising happy kids.

» READ MORE
 

Watch Greater Good Videos

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Talks by inspiring speakers like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Dacher Keltner, and Barbara Fredrickson.

Watch
 

Greater Good Resources

 
 
» MORE STUDIES
 
 
» MORE ORGS
 

Book of the Week

The Compassionate Mind By Paul Gilbert We're angry, fearful, depressed--and we can't help it. Societies that encourage us to compete with each other make it difficult to exercise compassion towards ourselves and others.

» READ MORE
 
Is she flirting with you? Take the quiz and find out.
image

Sponsors

The Quality of Life Foundation logo Special thanks to

The Quality of Life Foundation for its support of the Greater Good Science Center

 
"Greater Good offers a first-rate service to those who want to track new and important research findings in social and emotional intelligence."  
Daniel Goleman

Best-selling author,
Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence
(www.danielgoleman.info)