{"id":14665,"date":"2021-03-24T19:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/?page_id=14665"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:49:36","slug":"compassion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU Competency: Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Compassion<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Harold Kushner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Compassion is the ability to actively understand and share in another person's challenges and connect with them in a way that allows them to overcome those feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Empathy is not compassion.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are very similar but there is a key difference. Being empathetic is not an act of helping another person in their plight but just understanding their position. Compassion requires there to be an attempt at solving the issue at hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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For students active in their communities and on campus the Leadership, Compassion and Creativity Certificate (LCCC)<\/a> program offers the opportunity to develop your own leadership style through innovative and creative methods. Upon completion of the program you will have made several professional connections and you will receive an official, signed certificate to display all of your accomplishments and lessons learned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Participate at Housatonic Habitat for Humanity<\/a>. Aid in their effort to bring safe, and affordable housing to low-income families in need all across the greater Danbury area. You can assist in construction, management of their donations and behind-the-scenes office work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Work at the Women's Center of Greater Danbury<\/a>. Help serve the community through prevention, crisis intervention and support services in regards to domestic violence, sexual assault and other life crises. You can help in either direct service positions or if you prefer, in event and project management positions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Join a WCSU Fraternity or Sorority<\/a> and take part in the many philanthropic events and projects. Fraternities and Sororities are a fun way to connect with fellow students and make a difference in the community at large.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Assume a role in one of the many great WCSU Student Clubs<\/a>. Enjoy practicing your subject of choice in one or more of the University's' many organizations as you organize programs and events to benefit the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Become Involved With A Local Community Board Or Club<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting involved in a local community group is a great way to develop a sense of compassion while also having an impact on your area. Most groups are focused on specific issues or topics in the community so the opportunities to take part and even lead one of their initiatives are numerous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If you are interested in getting involved in one in the Danbury area checkout the\u00a0Greater Danbury Chamber Directory<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cultural Centers<\/a>\u00a0of Danbury<\/p>\n

For any area of your choice, you can also check out\u00a0The Yellow Pages<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Great Nonprofits<\/a>\u00a0for exclusively nonprofit organizations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Volunteer Locally, Globally Or Online<\/h3>\n
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Volunteering opens many doors to gain insight into compassion while making a difference in other people's lives. These opportunities are not just limited to in person activities either. Some, like the Crisis Text Line which allows people to communicate via text with people in crisis, can be done entirely at home online.<\/p>\n

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If opportunities like this interest you, check out other\u00a0volunteering opportunities<\/a>\u00a0or come see us at the Career Success Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You can demonstrate your proficiency in the compassion competency to employers by taking part, and making a difference in community service events and organizations. Ideally, having a leading role in the organization and execution processes of these events. These make for great content in resumes and LinkedIn, which will show you actively give back to your community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You recognize the suffering of others and actively seek to help them them through their problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You actively listen to others without making judgments on their character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You verbally encourage coworkers when they reach their goals or even when they fall short of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u201cTelling my team to keep up the good work lets them know that I do care about the work they do and it keeps them motivated. When their work isn't as good as I had hoped, I try to keep them thinking positive and encourage them to keep working at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Compassion “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Harold Kushner Compassion is the ability to actively understand and share in another person’s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"university-homepage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}