Donor cultivation: the art of empathetic listening.

Fund Raising Management;  June 1, 1997 ;   Dean, James C.;   787 words ......action model is entitled empathetic listening, and the skills can be identified...action model is entitled empathetic listening, and the skills can be identified and practiced. Empathetic Listening Empathetic listening is...

Reflective Listening in Counseling: Effects of Training Time and Evaluator...

American Journal of Psychotherapy;  January 1, 2007 ;   Rautalinko, Erik; Lisper, Hans-Olof; Ekehammar, Bo;   787 words ......or 42-hour training course in reflective listening. Before and after training the students...suggested that the students used reflective listening equally after different lengths...self-reported high social skills. REFLECTIVE LISTENING IN COUNSELING: EFFECTS OF TRAINING...

Hot line echoes parental stress.(News)

The Boston Herald;  January 24, 2000 ;   Fitzgerald, Joe;   620 words ......often end up with Grandma. Plato's job is to listen - reflective listening, he calls it - then to offer some form of hopefully helpful...places where they might connect. Invariably, all that reflective listening leads to reflection of his own, remembering the world...

No, you cook the turkey!: Family squabble over this most crucial...

AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ);  November 13, 2006 ;     677 words ......down the action in the conversation, Bernfeld says. Try reflective listening, the counselor says. The listener repeats back what they'...you think that? or Thanks for sharing that. And again, reflective listening also works well in this case, Quiros says, because it...

Just The Facts, Ma'am

Tactical Response;  January 1, 2008 ;   Christol, Tim;   776 words ......techniques, i.e., active listening or reflective listening. The course then generally incorporates...habit of incorporating active and reflective listening skills into their daily interactions...Similarly, practicing active and reflective listening skills in daily routines helps ...

To be a better counselor, go back to basics.(Road to Recovery)

Addiction Professional;  November 1, 2004 ;   Roes, Nicholas A.;   787 words ......listening skills, and the practice of reflective listening outlined in Motivational Interviewing...is a real example of the use of reflective listening. It is one of the most powerful...the exception to the rule. When reflective listening techniques are used successfully...

Listen up!

Sunday News Lancaster, PA;  January 7, 2007 ;   Kelly L. Watson;   787 words ......adults receive nearly 50 hours of intense training on reflective listening, problem- solving and making referrals. They also learn...Maybe even a little silly. At the core of the program is reflective listening, a process that requires volunteers to respond with mostly...

Motivating the unmotivated.(Fitness & Exercise)(Brief Article)

American Fitness;  January 1, 2005 ;     289 words ......what they say. An important listening technique is empathetic listening with full awareness and an open mind--try to put yourself in the speaker's shoes, says Brehm. Empathetic listening is essential when a conversation is important. When...

Divorce Prevention-Tips

AP Online;  August 9, 1998 ;   The Associated Press;   150 words ......such as ``I feel,'' and not ``you'' messages such as, ``you always.'' - Be specific in identifying a problem. - Use reflective listening, such as ``Let me see if I'm understanding ...'' - Maintain respect for the other person. - Try to keep a sense of humor...

War Talk is Dangerous. Don't Touch It!: Successful sales reps share three...

Bank Investment Consultant;  May 1, 2003 ;     713 words ......the same time-negotiating successful outcomes requires empathetic listening. This is not political correctness; it's fact. When the...ambivalent. And war talk, pro or con, gets in the way of empathetic listening. War talk divides people. Undoubtedly, Americans support...

Listening, caring said vital to easing tensions

The Columbian;  October 27, 2003 ;   TOM VOGT, Columbian;   787 words ......do. "If someone spits on you, it's tough to keep doing reflective listening," psychologist Robert Morasky said. Sometimes, an officer...person down, you're wrong," Morasky said. One tactic is reflective listening, which means hearing what the person has to say, and...

Pine Tree Hospice seeks volunteers to comfort the grieving

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 10, 2008 ;     183 words ......grieving the death of a family member or friend. Volunteers will complete a 28-hour training program on topics such as reflective listening, grief, participating in a peer support group, being a true helper, boundaries, confidentiality, child development, age...

Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts: Shyness, Power, and Intimacy in...

Social Forces;  March 1, 2005 ;   Eller, Jackie L.;   787 words ......But by the 1990s, the emphasis had shifted to empathetic listening as the key to creating an appearance of a power-free workplace. While self-help authors argue that empathetic listening would equally benefit men and women, the reality...

"The Gift of an Apple or the Twist of an Arm": Negotiation in Couples and...

Psychoanalytic Dialogues;  January 1, 2006 ;   Pizer, Barbara; Pizer, Stuart A;   787 words ......of a couple may be helped to develop competence in basic elements of intimate communication and negotiation, including reflective listening, mentalization, and recognition. Clinical examples illustrate therapeutic movement from projective-introjective "transference...

PUSD meeting goals outlined

Pasadena Star-News;  July 20, 2008 ;   Caroline An;   463 words ......members will treat residents who step to the podium to speak during public comment with more respect and will exercise "empathetic listening skills." They will not engage "in a debate with a public member." Such are the goals outlined in a new set of protocols...