Social and Emotional Learning A Foundation for Vocational Training and Success

Social & Emotional Learning (SEL): An educational process intended to develop emotional intelligence

Social & Emotional Competencies Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship skills Responsible decision making From the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

SEL skills are essential to academic, personal, social and civic success.

Social and Emotional Learning Improves Student Outcomes Meta-analysis of 213 SEL and related interventions Students and staff showed increased social and emotional competence.

Seattle Social Development Project SEL interventions in elementary school classrooms resulted in long term gains ____________________________ Longitudinal study Began 1981 808 elementary school children Comprehensive SEL intervention from 1st thru 6th grade

Employability SEL builds: Communication skills Cooperative team members Strong leaders Caring community members

WANTED: Big company seeks emotionally intelligent individuals to contribute to team effort and to be strong leaders in the business world. Possibility for growth. Good salary. Full benefits.

Applying what we know…… At Cascades Job Corps Center: 10 week group SEL, character development and leadership materials Mostly experiential

Group Curriculum Weeks 1-5 Emotional awareness and expression Emotional awareness and regulation Emotion regulation and impact on decision making Gratitude Physical self-awareness

Group Curriculum Weeks 6-10 Physical self-awareness Values Decision making and group dynamics Empathy Review of topics and group discussion

Using SEL concepts with staff: Staff Training Help staff develop core competencies ---- Teach staff why emotional intelligence is important in the workplace Identify ways staff can help students develop core competencies as employability skills

Using SEL concepts with staff: Staff Assessment Center Director and CMHC asked management level staff to complete Bar-On EQi ---- Areas for further training were identified

Resources for learning about and applying SEL at Job Corps: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) School Connect Greater Good Science Center Communities for Children Mindsight Institute Edutopia

Bibliography Ciarrochi, Joseph, Forgas, Joseph P., and Mayer, John D. (Eds.). (2006). Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life (2nd ed.). New York: Psychology Press. DeAngelis, Tori (2010, April). Social Awareness + Emotional Skills=Successful Kids. Monitor on Psychology, 46-49. Project EXSEL: Excellence in Social and Emotional Learning in the City of New York  http://pd.lit.columbia.edu/projects/exsel/index.html The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning http://www.casel.org/SEL.htm