Setting the Agenda for Empathy

January 20, 2012: In conversation with respected journalist Steve Paikin of TVO’s flagship current events show, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Mary Gordon reflects on the success behind Canada’s oldest and largest anti-bullying program.

Mary Gordon in conversation with Steve Paikin of TVO

Over the course of the 15-minute interview, Gordon elaborates on the origin and development of Roots of Empathy, its unique focus on the attachment relationship between parent and infant and the opportunity for experiential learning.  As well, Gordon highlights the 10 years of behavioral research that informs the program and Roots of Empathy’s participation in precedent-setting biological and brain research.

A forum for informed discussion and debate among contemporary thought-leaders and advocates, The Agenda with Steve Paikin has earned a reputation for in-depth analysis on the most pressing issues of our time.