Academic achievement of American Indian and Alaska Native students: Does social
emotional competence reduce the impact of poverty?
Not exact matches
Universal social and
emotional learning programs can be effective in
reducing problems, promoting
competence, and improving school success.
In the long run, greater social and
emotional competence can increase the likelihood of high school graduation, readiness for postsecondary education, career success, positive family and work relationships, better mental health,
reduced criminal behavior, and engaged citizenship (e.g., Hawkins, Kosterman, Catalano, Hill, & Abbott, 2008; Jones, Greenberg, & Crowley, 2015).
«Studies of peer mediation programs have found that students who receive mediation training reap the greatest benefits from the programs, including increased academic success, enhanced social and
emotional competence, increased self - esteem, and
reduced aggressive behavior and disciplinary action».
New study white paper issued January, 2016 demonstrates that Make Parenting A Pleasure ® is effective in improving outcomes for stressed families, assisting highly stressed families in improving Protective Factors that are associated with
reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect, such as parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development and the social and
emotional competence of children.
Universal social and
emotional learning programs can be effective in
reducing problems, promoting
competence, and improving school success.
In addition to teaching parents and children about the healthy expressions of emotions, the Weathering the Storms guide supports the following protective factors known to strengthen families and
reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect: parental resilience, knowledge of parenting and child development, and social and
emotional competence.
The service projects, which include the delivery of at least 95 Be Strong Families Parent Cafes across the city in July and August, seek to
reduce violence in communities by building the Strengthening Families ™ Protective Factors (Social Connections, Parental Resilience, Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development, Concrete Support in Times of Need, and Social and
Emotional Competence of Children) in families» homes and communities and promoting vitality across Chicago - land.
This group of leading school - based - prevention experts and youth - development experts released a framework for incorporating social and
emotional learning in schools, and the group listed the
emotional skills necessary for
emotional competence as «identifying and labeling feelings, expressing feelings, assessing the intensity of feelings, managing feelings, delaying gratification, controlling impulses, and
reducing stress.»
Studies of peer mediation programs have found that students who receive mediation training reap the greatest benefits from the programs, including increased academic success, enhanced social and
emotional competence, increased self - esteem, and
reduced aggressive behavior and disciplinary action.
Jackie's professional and research interests include evidence - based interventions for
reducing the challenging behaviors and improving the social -
emotional competence of young children in home settings and in early education and care classrooms.
Evidence - based classroom program that has shown significant effect in
reducing levels of aggression among schoolchildren by raising social /
emotional competence and increasing empathy.
The contributors to this issue of Zero to Three describe a range of services and supports to address challenging behavior and support early social and
emotional competence: A model of early childhood mental health consultation to
reduce the rate of preschool expulsion; how child care professionals and parents can have useful conversations around sensitive behavioral issues; an approach to coaching early educators to prevent and manage challenging behavior in the classroom; a parent — infant play group to build parenting skills; the treatment of common sleep issues; and a program of support to strengthen military families when a parent returns from deployment.
This series is designed to promote
emotional and social
competence; and to prevent,
reduce, and treat behavior and
emotional problems in young children.
Results indicate the intervention was effective in improving children's
emotional competence and
reducing their aggression in schools.
The program aims to prevent problems developing in children, promote
emotional competence in parents and children, and when present,
reduce and treat problems with children's
emotional and behavioral functioning.
a. Social -
emotional competence: An essential factor for promoting positive adjustment and
reducing risk in school children.
Research shows that a whole school approach leads to more positive student outcomes such as optimisim (for teachers and students), social -
emotional competence and
reduced anxiety for teachers.
Everyday actions that consciously promote resilience, contribute to knowledge of parenting and child development, model social and
emotional competence, offer a healthy social connection and connect families to helpful resources
reduce stress in families as they transition to a stable home.
The curricula are designed both to promote
emotional and social
competence and to prevent,
reduce, and treat children's behavioral and
emotional problems.
The purpose of this study was to adopt the Emotions Course (EC) in the Italian context and to examine preliminarily its effectiveness in accelerating the social -
emotional competence and
reducing maladaptive behaviors in preschool children.
We begin the chapter by describing the developmental trajectory of challenging behavior and the importance of a prevention framework for the implementation of evidence - based practices that promote social
emotional competence and prevent or
reduce challenging behaviors.