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Open Access Course for Self-Study (non-facilitated)
Author: Barbara A. Kerr, Ph.D.
Open for Registration: Immediately (To Register, Click Here.)
Course Length: This is an open-access, self-study course. You may register for the course at any time, and you will have immediate access to all lessons and activities. You can go at your own pace and go back to review when you wish. You will have access to the course materials until at least March 1, 2018
Fee: $75.00
Group Discount Information, click here.
Why might you be interested in taking this course?
Are you seeking a more compassionate world?
Do any of the following describe you?
• You are aware of so many people in need of compassion—in the community where you live, and far beyond to communities everywhere in the world of more than 7 billion.
• You believe that humankind has the potential to behave better, to treat each other with kindness, respect, and compassion—with the goal of creating a more peaceful world.
• You would like to act with greater compassion and make a difference.
• You may feel alone, or overwhelmed, or even despairing in your determination to “be the change” that Gandhi talked about.
• You are wondering: What can one person do when the suffering is so vast? Does what you choose to do really matter?
Begin by building your Emotional Intelligence skills
Welcome to the online self-study course, Emotional Intelligence for a Compassionate World. Assess your own Emotional Intelligence and learn how to build your skills.
By increasing your EI skills, you will enhance your ability to empathize with others and to act with compassion—and to be the change you wish to see in the world.
Why Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional Intelligence skills and competencies can become the fertile ground for a more compassionate world.
The skills that contribute to the various components of Emotional Intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, awareness of and interaction with others, and resilience) may be viewed as foundational skills for the development of compassion--in individuals, in families, in the workplace, in communities, and in the interconnected societies of people throughout the world.
What will you learn from this experience?
As the author of this course, I like to think of this course as a journey for people who feel an urgency to do something about the suffering of so many people throughout the world.
If that describes how you feel, I invite you to enroll.
In this course, you’ll learn to:
• Apply the skills of Emotional Intelligence to build a more compassionate world
• Increase your awareness of Emotional Intelligence in yourself and others
• Enhance your EI skills for greater success and well-being for yourself and your relationships—in your family, the workplace, and the community
What’s included in the course?
• Confidential assessment of Emotional Intelligence skills
• 24-hour access to lessons, videos, photos, references, and discussion—seven lessons that are approximately 60 to 90 minutes in length
• Downloadable exercises and reflections to enhance and reinforce learning
• More than 50 practical, easy-to-implement techniques you can begin using today to enhance your Emotional Intelligence skills
• Action Plan guide to plan your path toward greater well-being and compassionate action
• Plan for Compassionate Action guide to help you bring more compassion to the world
How Does This Course Work?
• The 7 lessons of Emotional Intelligence for a Compassionate World are completely online—with easily downloadable exercises and reflections
• You can access lessons from anywhere and at any time as long as you have an internet connection. Simple!
• You work through each lesson at you own pace.
• This is a self-paced course; you can review past lessons at your convenience. You can take as long as you like to complete the lessons.
What Others Have Said About “Emotional Intelligence for a Compassionate World”
“This course came into my life at the perfect time and was for me the next level of involvement with the Charter for Compassion, which I love or its ongoing inspirational messages in my Facebook newsfeed. Dr. Kerr has put together an amazing course that is a thoughtful, resourceful, and kind model of compassion and emotional intelligence.”
---Debra Burrington
“This course provides a deep understanding of the true basis of communication. It is essential to enhance the quality of your life in the family, work, and community.”
---Dr. Ann Coxon
“The course has been extremely helpful to me in my work with others. The course would provide very good in-service training, especially for those in any kind of leadership role—in fact it would be an essential pre-requisite for those about to take up such.”
--Catriona Devlin
“I found the course simple to follow, unthreatening, but leading to quite a lot of personal growth. I have never really questioned the way I think and the course helped open my mind. I even realized that past failures in which I had blamed myself had more to do with the reactions and thinking patterns of other people and I experienced a degree of personal healing. This is a really good course.”
--Anonymous
“This is a really useful course, whether or not you’re new to the study of emotional intelligence. I highly recommend it—it’s a good opportunity to learn more about yourself and how to identify and deal with your emotions and those of others, and how to better relate to and interact with others.”
---Anonymous
“I found that taking part in the course “Emotional Intelligence for a Compassionate World” was a very informative and rewarding experience The content provided all that it promised in valuable information that made me more aware of the role that emotions play in every aspect of our lives and very practical strategies for dealing effectively with them.”
---Margaret Leaker
“I believe that to become a compassionate human being takes both an understanding of myself and others. This course was a good step towards helping me understand what makes me tick emotionally and subsequently what makes others tick emotionally. Thanks to the course, I feel like I have some good tools and understanding for continuing my own journey. I would highly recommend it.”
---Debbie Hubbard
“I very much appreciate the information and the way it was presented. The heightened awareness that even small steps can make a difference is particularly important at this time in our global reality.”
---Mary
“Thank you for putting this course together, and your insightful, kind, and relevant comments, which I enjoyed very much—it felt like being with a friend. It was also interesting to read the comments and stories of the rest of the group—thank you all for sharing this time together. In gratitude.”
–Claudia H.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to participate in this course and I appreciate all of your thoughtful comments, Barbara. I will complete an action plan for enhancing my Emotional Intelligence. Thanks!”
–Kathy Stillerman
I can't recall a training where I was so involved and learned so much.
--David Earle
“I appreciated how Barbara Kerr presented a wealth of resources and information on emotional intelligence and compassion in such a well organized manner, encouraged perspective taking and self-examination, facilitated discussion among participants, and offered thoughtful and insightful feedback, comments and suggestions. I highly recommend this course and am grateful to Barbara for clearly leading the way to a more connected and compassionate world!”
–Loretta G. Rowe, Licensed Professional Counselor,
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I feel very grateful for Karen Armstrong’s clear vision and bold call to arms . . . “that we should build a Global Community based on the Golden Rule” . . . and with enormous relief I feel that I have found a way forward which starts with setting myself right and becoming more emotionally intelligent.”
–Magdalene Sacranie
“Thank you Barbara, what a meaningful course. Thank you for all the time and focus to put this all together and share.”
–Lucinda Harman
“Emotional Intelligence for a Compassionate World is a well thought out, well-researched, and effectively paced and presented online course. the author, Barbara Kerr, Ph.D., offers the course participant an enjoyable, fun, and information packed journey of inner discovery: a truly useful and valuable learning experience to the heart of one of the most important topics of our day–Emotional Intelligence. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is truly interested in developing this crucial aspect of human character; wherever they happen to be on the EQ-i scale.”
–Brian Haley, MA Registered Clinical Counsellor
“I have always heard people can increase their EQ through targeted, deliberate practice, similar to working a muscle. I was dubious before experiencing this dynamic tool. In a very short amount of time, I walked away with a variety of tools I can implement immediately to improve my leadership skills.”
"Barbara is an engaging instructor who interacts with her students and personalizes the course for each of them. In this book [Emotional Intelligence for a Compassionate World], she has incorporated the lessons from the course and included self-assessments and exercises that will help individuals learn about and apply Emotional Intelligence skills individually, within their families, and in the workplace. As greater numbers of individuals master and practice these skills, compassion may well become the norm for society, rather than the exception. I highly recommend the book to anyone who is serious about enhancing his/her commitment to living out the Golden Rule, which is a foundational principle for all of the major world religions, as well as a principle of humanism. In this political climate that fosters America First nationalism and protectionism, we could all benefit from a refresher course in using our emotional intelligence to create a more compassionate world." - Kathy Stillerman
Author: Barbara A. Kerr, Ph.D.
www.emotionalintelligenceinsights.com
With more than fifteen years experience as a consultant, facilitator, and executive coach, Barbara Kerr has developed a finely tuned sense for discovering where an organization is on the spectrum from “dissonance” to “resonance” and for assisting teams and organizations in achieving their mission and goals. Her experience in working with boards and executive teams for strategic planning, executive hiring, and organizational assessments has provided her with an understanding of why some organizations and their employees seem to be under a constant cloud of doom, gloom, and low morale, while others see problems as interesting challenges, feel empowered to be creative in envisioning and implementing a successful organization, and enjoy their work together.
Having identified the skills of emotional intelligence as highly significant to the success of individuals, teams, and organizations, Barbara has provided workshops, online courses, and presentations in emotional intelligence for people in business, education, healthcare, and non-profits. Her work with leadership teams led her to develop an experiential computer-based game, Creating an Emotionally Intelligent World, published and distributed by HRDQ. She is also the author of Read All Your Life: A Subject Guide to Fiction and co-author of You Can Choose Your Own Life with psychologist Barry Sommer.
In addition to earning her doctorate in English, Barbara has completed a post-graduate training course as a Master Certified Executive Coach and is a certified administrator of the EQ-i, an emotional intelligence inventory, as well as a number of other assessments to assist individuals, teams, and organizations in moving forward to fulfill their vision.
Barbara is a volunteer/consultant for the Charter for Compassion International.
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