This SIG 10 CE activity focuses on three articles that relate to empathy, spirituality, and emotional intelligence. The first article by Stead, Tinsley, Fryer, Srikant, Micheal, McCormick, and Telloian explores how simulations using Virtual Dementia Tour might help speech-language pathology graduate students build empathy and develop intervention skills. The second article by Arata, Daher, and Hollister investigates comfort levels of undergraduate students in communication sciences and disorders as they ask questions related to spiritually responsive care, as well as the effectiveness of spiritual responsive training to improve comfort levels. Predictors of post training change are also explored. The final article by Lee, Winkelman, and Hooper investigates perspectives of students, practitioners, and faculty members regarding emotional intelligence (EI) in the field of communication sciences and disorders, including level of EI exposure, perception and training of EI concepts, attitude and perceived usefulness of EI, relevance of clinical practice and personal life, and needs for EI training programs in the field.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• explain the outcomes of a simulation on student learning, attitudes, and empathy development
• describe the rationale for integrating spiritual care into communication disorders curriculum
• describe the current status of emotional intelligence among students, practitioners, and faculty members in CSD departments

Assessment Type
Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

Articles in This Course

1. Building Empathy and Clinical Intervention Skills in Dementia Care Through an Experiential Simulation by Amanda Stead, Jordan Tinsley, Melissa Fryer, Deepa Srikant, Paul Michael, Grace McCormick, and Jace Telloian, published in SIG 10, Volume 10, Issue 3, June 2025
2. Using Reflective Learning Activities to Increase Student Comfort in Providing Spiritually Responsive Care by Kimberly A. Arata, Noha S. Daher, and Julia E. Hollister, published in SIG 10, Volume 10, Issue 3, June 2025
3. Survey on Emotional Intelligence Among Students, Practitioners, and Faculty Members in Communication Sciences and Disorders by Sue Ann S. Lee, Logan Winkelman, and Troy L. Hooper, published in SIG 10, Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2025