Assignment: Human Service Professional Practitioner- The Dangers of Non-empathic Response
To Prepare
o Using the Walden Library or internet sources, research a current or historical example where leaders or decision makers did not demonstrate sufficient empathy or empathic skills related to trauma, culture, and confrontation.
Write a 2 pages paper analyzing a current or historical example where leaders or decision makers did not demonstrate sufficient empathy or empathic skills related to trauma, culture, and confrontation. Be sure to do the following:
a. Describe the event.
b. Provide specific examples that illustrate the absence of empathy-related skills.
c. Explain what leaders or decision makers could have done differently. Justify your response.
d. Explain the potential consequences of a human services professional practitioner displaying a similar lack of empathy. How might that impact the service user they are working with as well as the larger society?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.