Tobin Hart, Ph.D – Caregiving Articles

Author: Tobin Hart, Ph.D

Tobin Hart, Ph.D. is assistant professor and member of the graduate faculty in the State University of West Georgia's humanistic/transpersonal psychology department. He holds degrees from the University of Florida, St. Lawrence University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His areas of research, publication, and teaching include consciousness studies, psychotherapy, revisioning education, and interdisciplinary combinations such as music and transpersonal psychology. A current research project explores the spiritual experiences of children.

The Refinement of Empathy

By Tobin Hart, Ph.D

Caregiver Issues
Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

While written for academia, there is much many a caregiver can identify with or begin to understand in empathizing more with those they care for. This article traces refinements in empathic knowing, highlighting the phenomenon of deep empathy.