Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World

This commentary provides thought leadership on employing empathy authentically in a post-pandemic world. Dr. Johnson makes the case for empathy leaders to adopt a perspective of "consideration without pity," a relational instructional strategy that expects youth development professionals t...

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Main Author: Tasha Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Clemson University Press 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
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Online Access:https://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/1254
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description This commentary provides thought leadership on employing empathy authentically in a post-pandemic world. Dr. Johnson makes the case for empathy leaders to adopt a perspective of "consideration without pity," a relational instructional strategy that expects youth development professionals to meet youth where they are yet hold each other accountable for set goals and objectives—academic and otherwise. Recommendations for practice and training are included as examples of explicit practices to cultivate a culture and ecosystem of high-quality youth development.
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spelling doaj.art-197381eca3ea49fc9e3ba368f18bb56c2024-02-02T19:54:46ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172022-06-011721510.5195/jyd.2022.1254755Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic WorldTasha Johnson0YMCA of the USAThis commentary provides thought leadership on employing empathy authentically in a post-pandemic world. Dr. Johnson makes the case for empathy leaders to adopt a perspective of "consideration without pity," a relational instructional strategy that expects youth development professionals to meet youth where they are yet hold each other accountable for set goals and objectives—academic and otherwise. Recommendations for practice and training are included as examples of explicit practices to cultivate a culture and ecosystem of high-quality youth development.https://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/1254after-schoolout-of-school timeempathystandardsyouth development
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Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World
Journal of Youth Development
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title Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World
title_full Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World
title_fullStr Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World
title_full_unstemmed Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World
title_short Consideration Without Pity: Leading with Empathy in a Post-Pandemic World
title_sort consideration without pity leading with empathy in a post pandemic world
topic after-school
out-of-school time
empathy
standards
youth development
url https://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/1254
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