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How to navigate emotional skills
12 Lessons-
StartEthical tenets for life story professionals - video
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StartEthical tenets for professional interviewers - written
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StartConfidentiality
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StartHow emotionally aware are you?
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StartDownload the emotional awareness self-test
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StartReflections on the self test
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StartWorking with vulnerable populations
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StartEmotional skills and strategies
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StartAdditional strategies such as writing a disclaimer
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StartEmotional boundaries
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StartConclusions for this topic
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StartAn additional word about sensitive subjects
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Emotional skills & ethics for life story professionals (on demand)
Strengthen your emotional resilience and navigate client relationships.
Self-paced materials + live workshop + replay
Workshop date: To be announced
This training is included as part of our professional membership. Others may also enroll.
Course Summary
This quick course provides essential training for any life story professional such as oral history interviewers and biographers. The self-paced material should take less than an hour to complete. It covers emotional skills, boundaries, and ethics and is delivered by a licensed therapist, Patrick Butler. He is a professional educator, licensed therapist, and memoir author. He is thoughtful and empathetic.
In addition to the self-paced materials, we offer an annual live workshop, which will be recorded and the replay posted within the course. Check back for the next date.