GUIDE

About GUIDE

GUIDE—Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy—is a 3-hour, skill-based, empathic communication training that empowers college faculty and staff to conduct effective student support conversations.

Created by expert researchers in collaboration with mental health professionals and higher ed faculty and staff, Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy complements programs focused on mental health crisis intervention and equips participants with the necessary tools to foster a more supportive campus environment

Participants will:

  • Learn how to identify & contextualize student needs within the framework of Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy.
  • Engage in an iterative, supportive feedback process designed to prepare you for your next student interaction.
  • Test, explore, and refine empathic communication skills.
  • Learn to integrate the Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy strategies into your classes and work with students.

Transforming Campus Connections

Discover the positive impact of GUIDE training on NC State University's faculty and staff. In this video, Director of Prevention Services Angel Bowers shares how Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy has enhanced the university's commitment to holistic student support and fostered meaningful connections among faculty, staff and students.

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