School of Social and Political Science

Description

This workshop is designed for MSc students in the pre-fieldwork stage of their dissertation research. It may be particularly relevant for those conducting research in high-stress environments and/or with sensitive subjects and at-risk populations.

This interactive workshop will interrogate the relationship between empathy and compassion, introducing participants to academic definitions as well as embodied techniques for compassion cultivation. Facilitators will introduce multiple strategies for setting boundaries, and integrating compassion and self-compassion into research methodologies.