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Empathy, Sympathy, and Pity: 21st-Century Definitions and Implications for Practice and Research by Gerdes, Karen E.

“…Empathy is prominent wherever humans attempt to create more just and compassionate social structures, and cultivating empathy is critical to being an effective…”
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Importance of Empathy for Social Work Practice: Integrating New Science by Gerdes, Karen E., Segal, Elizabeth

“…Empathy is more important than ever to a national population worried about difficult political and socioeconomic situations. During the last 10 years, an…”
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Conceptualising and Measuring Empathy by Gerdes, Karen E., Segal, Elizabeth A., Lietz, Cynthia A.

“…The purpose of this article is to briefly review the most influential existing literature on conceptualizing and measuring empathy. In addition, we consider a…”
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TEACHING EMPATHY: A FRAMEWORK ROOTED IN SOCIAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE by Gerdes, Karen E., Segal, Elizabeth A., Jackson, Kelly F., Mullins, Jennifer L.

“…We propose that a targeted and structured explication of empathy is a useful, if not essential, foundation for social work theory and practice. We outline a…”
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Developing the Social Empathy Index: An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Segal, Elizabeth A, Wagaman, M Alex, Gerdes, Karen E

“…Social empathy, the ability to understand people from different socioeconomic classes and racial/ethnic backgrounds, with insight into the context of…”
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Measuring Empathy in the 21st Century: Development of an Empathy Index Rooted in Social Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Justice by Gerdes, Karen E., Lietz, Cynthia A., Segal, Elizabeth A.

“…Instruments currently being used to measure empathy do not reflect the recent neuroscientific scholarship on mirror neurons and the importance of…”
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A Social Work Model of Empathy by Gerdes, Karen E., Segal, Elizabeth A.

“…This article presents a social work model of empathy that reflects the latest interdisciplinary research findings on empathy. The model reflects the social…”
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Introduction: 21st-Century Conceptualizations of Empathy: Implications for Social Work Practice and Research by Gerdes, Karen E.

“…The articles in this special section seek to better define empathy, discuss how it can be cultivated, and highlight how empathy can strengthen families and…”
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Social Empathy Attitudes: Do Latino Students Have More? by Segal, Elizabeth A., Gerdes, Karen E., Mullins, Jennifer, Wagaman, M. Alex, Androff, David

“…This article reports on the "social empathy attitudes" results that were part of a larger study on empathy in college students at a large research university…”
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The Grassroots Londolozi Model of African Development: Social Empathy in Action by Groch, Kate, Gerdes, Karen E., Segal, Elizabeth A., Groch, Maureen

“…Aid efforts in Africa often fail, sometimes increasing the very problems they are meant to ease. A grassroots effort we call the Londolozi model is bringing…”
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Conation: A Missing Link in the Strengths Perspective by Gerdes, Karen E., Stromwall, Layne K.

“…Conation is action derived from instinct, purposeful mode of striving, volition. It is a conscious effort to carry out self-determined acts and, as such, may…”
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Utilizing a Measure of Problem-Solving Strengths to Increase Students' Self-Esteem by Gerdes, Karen E, Stromwall, Layne

“…Conation is the little-studied component of human action that each person uses to achieve goals. In partnership with affective and cognitive components,…”
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children: Reform versus Reality by Gerdes, Karen E.

“…Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) is the key source of financial aid to many poor, female-headed families in the United States. Political trends…”
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Teaching Social Work Students the Breadth of Gay and Lesbian Identity Development by Gerdes, Karen E., Norman, Judy

“…The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to review and analyze the literature on the development of a gay or lesbian identity; and (2) to discuss how an…”
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Assessing juvenile sex offenders to determine adequate levels of supervision by Gerdes, Karen E., Gourley, M.Michelle, Cash, Monette C.

“…The present study analyzed the internal consistency of four inventories currently being used by probation officers in the state of Utah to determine adequate…”
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A Statewide Survey of Licensed Clinical Social Workers' Use of Practice Evaluation Procedures by Gerdes, Karen E

“…Examines the approaches and methods used by licensed clinical social workers (LCSW) in the state of Utah to evaluate their own practice. Examines the extent to…”
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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Interpersonal and Social Empathy Index by Segal, Elizabeth A., Cimino, Andrea N., Gerdes, Karen E., Harmon, Jordan K., Wagaman, M. Alex

“…The principal purpose of this research was to gather evidence regarding the validity of scores on a multidimensional measure of empathy, the Interpersonal and…”
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Examination of Known-Groups Validity for the Empathy Assessment Index (EAI): Differences in EAI Scores Between Social Service Providers and Service Recipients by Gerdes, Karen E., Geiger, Jennifer Mullins, Lietz, Cynthia A., Wagaman, M. Alex, Segal, Elizabeth A.

“…This article reports the findings of a known-groups validity study of the Empathy Assessment Index (EAI), which is a 20-item self-report instrument based on an…”
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The Empathy Assessment Index (EAI): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Multidimensional Model of Empathy by Lietz, Cynthia A., Gerdes, Karen E., Sun, Fei, Geiger, Jennifer Mullins, Wagaman, M. Alex, Segal, Elizabeth A.

“…Both historically and currently, social work and related fields have expressed considerable interest in the construct of empathy. However, the ability to…”
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Problems of Inner-City Schoolchildren: Needs Assessment by Nominal Group Process by Gerdes, Karen E, Benson, Rose Ann

“…Explores the use of nominal group process to identify and rank problems faced by students in an inner-city school. Results showed that students identified…”
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