Understanding and Supporting College Students with Empathy: A Guide for Higher Education Practitioners

This book shares tools and processes that higher education professionals can use to develop empathy and perspective-taking in their practice. Supported by real-world examples, this is a must-read for those working with college and university students to develop the skills needed to support themselves, their students, and their colleagues. This practical book shares the tools and processes that higher education professionals can take to develop empathy and perspective-taking. Guided by a framework for developing empathy, each chapter describes how to implement empathy and perspective-taking in the key domains of practice: self, students, colleagues, and social justice. Ultimately, the book discusses how empathy and perspective-taking can promote student success, holistic well-being, and positive change in college and university settings. Each chapter is supported by real-world examples and strategies for higher education practice. This is a must-read for those working with college and university students—especially for those with students who have identities and backgrounds different than their own—to develop the skills needed to support themselves, their students, and their colleagues.