1. Developed by Mr. Little & Mrs. Minnick
S.T.E.P.S
Developed by Mr. Little & Mrs. Minnick

2. What is it? S-Success T-Taking Action E-EMPATHY P-Positivity &Practice
S-Support

3. What is Empathy?
*Using other people’s values and emotions to understand their situations*
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

4. Steps of Empathy E-everybody needs somebody M-model & Mirror
P-Put yourself in their shoes
A-Ask if you can help
T-Treat others the way you want to be treated
H-Hurtful or Helpful
Y-You feel better & they feel better

5. Sympathy Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
*Using your own experiences to convey your own emotions towards others

6. Similarities with empathy and sympathy
Both imply caring for another person
Both have basis of compassion
Both are forming a greater concept of “humanity”

7. Why do we learn about Empathy?
Life Skill
Success for both yourself and others
Connect with others
Creates a better world

8. Empathy and listening Acknowledge what the other person is saying
Give them your undivided attention
Observe what emotions the person is feeling
Reduce stress and tension
Be non-judgmental
Don’t feel you have to always reply
Assure understanding
Clarify to the person you understand how they are feeling

9. Why do you need to practice empathy?
Able to treat others the way they want to be treated
Better understand other’s needs
Better understand unspoken parts of communication
Learn how to motivate others around you
find it easier to deal with the negativity of others by understanding their motivations and fears

10. What makes empathy go away?
Fear
- US vs. Them Thinking
-Draws a line to where empathy stops for other people
Technology
-increases lack of emotions

11. How to increase empathy
Reading
Listening to music (brings out different emotions that can connect us with others)
Exploring other cultures
Talking to new people

12. s.t.e.p.s Calendar August ……..Empathy (Introduction to s.t.e.p.s)
September…..leadership
October……bystanders and cyberbullying
November……responsibility
December……caring
January……..Honesty
February……..Courage
March ………careers
April ……………respect (S.t.e.p.s mile walk)
May………..citizenship