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Deep Empathy: At the heart of deep empathy lies courage to experience the darkness enveloping the suicidal mind. Curiosity and compassion  will lead to willingness to collaborate with the practitioner.

Key Concept

o Desperate actions arise from a desire to be pain free

o Suspend desire to help and experience the pain

o Show genuine curiosity, courage and compassion

Key Principles

Gain Knowledge:

• What are the values that drive deep empathy?
• What are the behaviours that show deep empathy?
• What are the components of empathy?

Develop Understanding:

• Why is deep empathy central to relational safety?
• Why is it important to understand one’s own response to the suicidal mind?

Refresh Skills:

• How to translate the 5 key values into tangible actions?
• How to suspend judgement and the desire to help?
• How to listen and manage one’s own feelings when faced with overwhelming distress?
• How to gain the other persons perspective?
• How do you communicate your understanding?

There is a difference between giving directions and giving direction.

Simon Sinek

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.

Mohsin Hamid

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