"Social Intelligence" & Empathy training

[Adam Blatner]

Adam: I think it's a fine book. I don't think he knows about tele or sociometry. 
        We need a more popularized way to present it. I'm working on something. 

Warmly, adam
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From: "Steven Gordon" <hug4abear at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 6:23 PM
Subject: "Social Intelligence" & Empathy training


> Gloria and all:
> 
> I have been reading Goleman's new book "Social Intelligence," and  
> find it be a remarkable book that addresses many psychodrama theories  
> from a neurologic perspective such as "tele" -- see the chapter on  
> rapport and the value of role playing and mirroring -- see the  
> discussion of Stanislavski's method at pg. 57 (in the chapter  
> entitled "An Instinct for Altruism.").
> 
> For me, this book is one of the best reads since a "General Theory of  
> Love."
> 
> Interestingly, Goleman does not mention Moreno or psychodrama.   
> Notably, Zerka does use the term "social intelligence" in her article  
> on Tele in the "Quintessential Zerka" at pg. 292.  Zerka remarks that  
> tele is a form of "social intelligence."
> 
> I would be interesting in hearing what others in the psychodrama  
> community think of Goleman's new book.
> 
> On Feb 4, 2007, at 6:58 PM, georgia rigg wrote:
> 
>> Check out the material Goleman has included in his
>> recent "Social Intelligence" book--he has considerable
>> information on mirror neurons and sociopaths.  Georgia
>> Rigg
>> --- John <John6528 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> do a search on mirror neurons and psychopathic
>>> personality. There is
>>> very recent research about this.
>>>
>>> John Gessner
>>>
>>> Adam Blatner wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Grouptalk Colleagues, I received an email
>>> from  Jim Catlin (
>>>> jcatlin at discover-net.net
>>> <mailto:jcatlin at discover-net.net>  ) who
>>>> writes: I'm a psychotherapist from Wisconsin and I
>>> am seeing an Asian
>>>> gentleman (from a male-dominant culture) on an
>>> outpatient basis who
>>>> committed a horrific crime almost 10 years ago.
>>> He was found not
>>>> guilty by reason of mental defect and was recently
>>> released from one
>>>> of our state mental institutions.  Psychiatrists
>>> and other mental
>>>> health professionals who have worked w/him all the
>>> way back to his
>>>> crime believe that he has little or no capacity
>>> for empathy; he's
>>>> informally diagnosed with Narc Pers Dis.  One of
>>> the goals I have set
>>>> for myself (and him) is to find ways to "teach"
>>> him empathy, to have
>>>> him behave in empathic ways, and ultimately become
>>> empathic himself,
>>>> to whatever degree we can get to. I read your
>>> online article on
>>>> teaching empathy and it has given me some solid
>>> basic ideas/approaches
>>>> I can use use w/him, plus several areas I can
>>> further research for
>>>> materials/resources.  Do you know of any other
>>> curricula, tools,
>>>> or resources that exist for teaching adults to
>>> become empathic?  I'm
>>>> wondering if anyone has put together a sort of
>>> treatment curriculum
>>>> (like with sex offender programs) that is
>>> effective in the
>>>> empathy-building area.  tks, Jim
>>>>          ... and Jim gave me permission to forward
>>> this to y'all... to
>>>> write him if you have ideas.
>>>>
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