DAVID HOWE OBE is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work and Psychology at UEA. His research and writing interests span social work theory, adoption, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, he has written 17 books, many of them regarded as best-sellers.

• AcknowledgementsIntroducing EmpathyOrigins and DefinitionsThe Evolution of the Empathic MindHow Children Develop EmpathyThe Empathic BrainIndividual Differences in Empathy LevelsWhen Empathy is Absent or LowPsychopathy and Borderline Personality DisorderSocial Perspectives and Client ExperiencesEmpathic Communication and Helping RelationshipsWhy Empathy WorksEmpathy, Morals and Prosocial BehaviourPromoting Empathy in ChildrenPromoting Empathy in AdultsLiving Well Together: Empathy and Social CohesionBeing Human

'A fascinating, well-written and wide-ranging exploration of the concept of empathy' - Professor Ernesto Spinelli, author of Practising Existential Psychotherapy 'Throughout this highly accessible book, David Howe communicates complex subjects with magisterial clarity and ease.' - Bernard R Moss, Emeritus Professor of Social Work Education and Spirituality, Staffordshire University

DAVID HOWE OBE is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work and Psychology at UEA. His research and writing interests span social work theory, adoption, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, he has written 17 books, many of them regarded as best-sellers.

• AcknowledgementsIntroducing EmpathyOrigins and DefinitionsThe Evolution of the Empathic MindHow Children Develop EmpathyThe Empathic BrainIndividual Differences in Empathy LevelsWhen Empathy is Absent or LowPsychopathy and Borderline Personality DisorderSocial Perspectives and Client ExperiencesEmpathic Communication and Helping RelationshipsWhy Empathy WorksEmpathy, Morals and Prosocial BehaviourPromoting Empathy in ChildrenPromoting Empathy in AdultsLiving Well Together: Empathy and Social CohesionBeing Human

'A fascinating, well-written and wide-ranging exploration of the concept of empathy' - Professor Ernesto Spinelli, author of Practising Existential Psychotherapy 'Throughout this highly accessible book, David Howe communicates complex subjects with magisterial clarity and ease.' - Bernard R Moss, Emeritus Professor of Social Work Education and Spirituality, Staffordshire University

DAVID HOWE OBE is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Work and Psychology at UEA. His research and writing interests span social work theory, adoption, emotional intelligence, attachment theory, and child abuse and neglect. To date, he has written 17 books, many of them regarded as best-sellers.

• AcknowledgementsIntroducing EmpathyOrigins and DefinitionsThe Evolution of the Empathic MindHow Children Develop EmpathyThe Empathic BrainIndividual Differences in Empathy LevelsWhen Empathy is Absent or LowPsychopathy and Borderline Personality DisorderSocial Perspectives and Client ExperiencesEmpathic Communication and Helping RelationshipsWhy Empathy WorksEmpathy, Morals and Prosocial BehaviourPromoting Empathy in ChildrenPromoting Empathy in AdultsLiving Well Together: Empathy and Social CohesionBeing Human

'A fascinating, well-written and wide-ranging exploration of the concept of empathy' - Professor Ernesto Spinelli, author of Practising Existential Psychotherapy 'Throughout this highly accessible book, David Howe communicates complex subjects with magisterial clarity and ease.' - Bernard R Moss, Emeritus Professor of Social Work Education and Spirituality, Staffordshire University