Empathy Development in Early Childhood: Perspective Taking

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