Empathy Development in Early Childhood: Perspective Taking
Description
Webinar Length: 60 minutes
Presenter: Samantha Smith PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Discuss the development of skills that support perspective-taking, as well as research regarding potential differences in development
- Identify strategies and activities, many of which can be integrated into daily interactions, that support the growth of children’s perspective-taking abilities