Building emotional intelligence (also referred to as EQ) is a critical component within Emotional Insight. Research states that a high EQ has multiple benefits for both students and educators.

Insight refers to the ability to know your emotions and how they affect your thoughts and actions. Gaining insight is an important skill for building self-confidence, self-awareness, and empathy for others. Insight helps students recognize their own strengths, areas of growth, identities, and how they complement each other in the larger society. Insight also helps adults and students value how others feel and think differently from themselves (perspective-taking).

In this workshop, participants will learn the difference between emotions and feelings and have multiple opportunities to increase their emotional literacy. A second critical component within Emotional Insight is identifying and utilizing one’s personal strengths. Participants will learn how to help students identify and use their personal strengths in the learning environment. Additionally, emotional awareness development strengthens empathy and connections with others. Together we will engage in activities and discussions to foster both adult and student empathy skills and approaches to learning.

Objectives
Participants will be able to:

• Identify the differences between emotions and feelings
• Apply emotional literacy skills (personally and professionally)
• Identify personal strengths and connect to teaching/learning practices
• Understand types of empathy
• Apply empathic communication skills and practices

Outline 
Day 1: Emotions & Feelings

• What is the difference between emotions and feelings?
• Emotional literacy self-assessment
• Daniel Goleman’s five (5) key components that make up EQ
• Exploring Basic Emotions
• Emotional literacy in the classroom
• Hands-on emotional literacy activity practice
• My personal strengths self-assessment

Day 2: Strengths, empathy, and my personal plan of action

• What are my personal strengths? How do I use these strengths as an educator?
  • Brainstorming personal strengths application
• Why focus on strengths?
• Helping students identify and apply personal strengths
• What is empathy?
• Types of empathy
• What is empathic communication?
• Applying empathic communication
  • Teaching empathy
  • Strategies to build empathy (practice/apply)
• Reflection, Sharing, & Plan for Action

Trainer’s Profile

Dr. Oliver is an educational consultant and social-emotional learning expert and trainer based out of Lafayette, IN, USA. For the past thirteen years she has taught in the Graduate School Counseling Program at Butler University. Prior to her current role, she worked as middle school counselor (with experience at the elementary and high school levels too) and served as a grief therapist for children and adolescents ages 3-22. She sees her role as a resource and support for all educators as well as an advocate and source of positive change for the entire school community.

Dr. Oliver is the co-author of Indiana Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies: A Neurodevelopmental Culturally Responsive Framework. She has written and designed three SEL Educator courses, an SEL Specialist Educator course, co-developed nine SEL microcredentials, and co-developed Indiana’s Social-Emotional Wellness Coaching Model.

Methodology

This workshop offers multiple engagement opportunities, including experiential and collaborative learning practices. Participants will have the opportunity and are expected to be active participants in the discussion, both within the small and large group formats, reflecting on their own educational journey.  The trainer will be intentional about dedicating time to create a supportive learning environment that allowing participant to grow in knowledge and awareness and gain applicable skills to enhance their personal and professional lives.

Target Audience

Teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school staff that support students ages 3 – 14

Fees
1 person: HKD7500.00/person
2 to 4 person: HKD67000.00/person
5 person & more: HKD5500.00/person

Venue
Hong Kong (exact location to be advised)
Visa Requirements on Entering Hong Kong

Other Details
Duration: 2 days, 12 hours
Closing Date:  1 Oct 2023

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