Student social-emotional health: perspectives, pathways, possibilities

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Student social-emotional health: perspectives, pathways, possibilities (2 March 2021)
Panelists from three distinct schools and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI) shared their perspectives on the social-emotional health of students and building skills within a school community that will support and sustain positive emotional climates. A variety of paths forward to developing emotional intelligence and a healthier school environment were discussed.

Panelists

Holly Brabson - School Adjustment Counselor
Manchester Essex Regional High School - Manchester-by-the Sea, MA, USA

Joe Elbertson, YCEI Trainer, Music Teacher
Kolbe Cathedral HS - Bridgeport, CT, USA

Nicole Elbertson, Director of Content and Communication
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI), New Haven, CT, USA

Jeff Levin, Life Coach
Worked with Bishop Guertin High School

Tricia Puglisi - Principal
Manchester Essex Regional High School - Manchester-by-the Sea, MA, USA

Jason Strniste, Principal
Bishop Guertin High School - Nashua, NH, USA

Resources

COVID-19

• COVID-19 Support for Teens and Young Adults (CDC)
• COVID-19 Library - School and Community Resources for Clinicians (pdf) (Mass General Global Health, Boston, MA)
• What is pandemic’s impact on students, teachers and parents? (Texas A&M Research)
• Six Online Activities to Help Students Cope With COVID-19 (Greater Good Magazine - Lea Waters, August 2020)
• Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19 (Penn State News, March 2021)
• Isolated Students May Struggle to Stay Mentally Healthy (Edutopia - Carolyn Curtis, October 2020)
• The Rise of Teacher Stress (The Graide Network, April 2020)

Emotional Intelligence

• Emotional Intelligence: What Teachers Can Do (Edutopia, February 2001)
• Teaching Emotional Intelligence to Teens and Students (positivepsychology.com, January 2020)

RULER - an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) developed at YCEI

• What is RULER?
• Mood Meter Check-in and RULER Skills (pdf)
• RULER Program Positively Impacts Student Behavior and Achievement (Education World)
• The Colors of Our Emotions / Mood Meter (Marc Brackett, Jan 2020)

Free Course - Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress (offered by Yale)

The Conflict Blueprint (Sesa Woruban Integrated Counselling Services, Inc.)