社会情绪学习, 字符, and Ethics (SEL) Certificate

This course will provide a fundamental overview of the profound benefits that are derived by explicitly including a social emotional learning (SEL) program into the school Curriculum to reduce stress and anxiety, 促进健康, 增强人际关系, 促进安全和个人健康. Specific strategies will be examined to help students acquire the following: social skills, 社会意识技能, social decision-making and problem-solving skills, 自我意识能力, 自我管理技能. 

This course prepares candidates with the ability to provide an initial assessment of a student's mental health needs and make the appropriate referrals within and external to the school site. Candidates will learn to counsel and address mental health needs of students 在 times of transition, 分离, 或者压力加剧, and how to access community services that assist all student needs. 另外, 候选人将能够发展, 实现, 监测预防, 教育, 干预项目, including but not limited to behavior disorders, 饮食失调, 药物滥用, 性虐待, 和自杀.

This course will help leaders in 教育 develop a proactive approach to preventing and solving problem behavior on a school-wide basis through effective instructional programs and staff development. Specific strategies will be examined on how to teach appropriate behavior, 激励冷漠的人, and reinforce those who exhibit positive behavior. 

This course will provide clear rationale for intentionally incorporating a comprehensive character 教育 program in today’s schools and proactive strategies to help students understand the urgency and relevancy of internalizing ethical values such as respect, 诚实, 正义, 公民美德, 同情, and kindness into their core as people of integrity. The benefits to schools that incorporate character 教育 programs will be examined such as: higher academic performance, 提高出勤率, 减少暴力事件, 纪律问题更少, and overall improvement in children’s emotional, 道德, 智力发展.