A Place to Talk and SGA host inaugural speaker series about empathy
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on an empathy-focused speaker event hosted by A Place to Talk and the SGA.
- The News-Letter reported that A Place to Talk and the SGA hosted the “Dimensions of Connection” event in Hodson Hall, focused on empathy and human connection.
- The paper reported that speakers James Harris, Caroline Potter and Jeff Bowen discussed compassion, hospital care, social support and relationships.
- The article says Potter described building trust and connection with patients and families as part of her hospital work.
- The reporter writes that Bowen discussed matching social support to people’s needs and the value of intimacy, trust and closeness.
- The article adds that the event was APTT’s first speaker series, and organizers hoped it would broaden discussion of mental health through speakers from different fields.