Empathy yes... empathy no? Training social workers in empathy.

Social work moves on contexts and operational methods steeped in empathy, so it can be called an empathic profession. In light of this, the social work profession can and must strike the right balance between governing empathy or being overwhelmed by it, risking becoming alternately too close-connec...

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Published in:	Social Work Education Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 1280 - 1297
Main Author:	Carbone, Silvia
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2026
Subjects:	Empathy Occupational training Action research Social work students Social services Professional competence
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost