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CCO Empathy Circles Facilitator Training

With CCO Facilitators Doreen Poulin and Cathan Kabrelian

Training Dates: To be determined

Time: To be determined

CCO Empathy Circles Facilitation Training (ECFT)

  • Empathy Circles are a new addition to the Compassion Course. They offer an opportunity for participants to connect and practice empathy in a structured environment. Breakouts vary in size from dyads to small groups.

  • To support participants who are interested in facilitating their own empathy circles, CCO Facilitators Doreen Poulin and Cathan Kabrelian are offering a 6-week Empathy Circles Facilitator Training starting in November.

CCO Empathy Circles Directory

  • Participants who complete the training can list their circles in the CCO Empathy Circles Directory which will be available to all current CCO participants.

Program Overview

  • The curriculum will focus on the components of CCO empathy circle facilitation, including how to

  • Review the basic elements of needs-based empathy

  • Facilitate questions and comments

  • Harvest participant experiences

Prerequisites

  • We ask that you have completed the course at least once in a prior year AND that you are a participant in this year's Compassion Course.

Recommended

  • An ongoing empathy practice (e.g., empathy buddies) as empathy support for yourself and circle participants

  • Attendance at one or more CCO Empathy Cafes or Circles

Tuition for the 6-week program is $150.

  • We would like to make this course available to all who are interested. Please reach out to coursecoordinator@nycnvc.org if the tuition amount does not meet your need for financial security.