Social and emotional skills. Examples of good practices for teachers and school counselors

Chapter 1: Introduction / 7
1.1. Context / 7
1.2. Purpose and structure / 8
1.3. Methodology / 10
1.4. Analysis of examples of good practice / 11
1.5. Innovative aspects / 16

Chapter 2: Theoretical foundations - the role of social and emotional competences / 18
2.1. Introduction / 18
2.2. Conceptual clarifications / 18
2.3. The importance of social and emotional competences: research data / 21
2.4. The role of social and emotional competencies in career development / 22

Chapter 3: Reflection Journals / 26
3.1. EMPAQT - Empathetic and supportive teachers, the key to an efficient and quality education (piloting in Romania) / 26
3.2. Intercultural validation of a Social and Emotional Learning tool, addressed to teachers / 31
3.3. SEEVAL: Socio-emotional education - Building inclusive schools and internalizing values ​​/ 36
3.4. STRengthen social and Emotional competenceNce of Guidance practitioners (STRENGTh) / 38
3.5. InScreen mode - MODEration strategies of Screen abuse for Generation Y (outh) / 42
3.6. I learn, you learn, but together we double learn / 44
3.7. Adaptation through the Development of Early Personal Skills (A.D.A.P.T.) / 49
3.8. Education 4 change / 52
3.9. Developing the vocational potential of young people in rural areas for a successful career / 55
3.10. I in dialogue with others / 58
3.11. Synergies - Communication, Collaboration, Counseling - training program for Teachers / 63
3.12. What is my mother, what is my father, what do I want to become? / 66
3.13. I'm researching for my career! / 68
3.14. The miracle of emotions / 72
3.15. The educational project "Let's talk about me!" / 75
3.16. Connect with yourself and others! / 77
3.17. The story of emotions / 81
3.18. Uncensored / 84
3.19. Development of emotional skills for high school students. Counseling Program / 87
3.20. We learn diversity together / 91
3.21. Good or bad? Stimulating and developing the socio-moral behaviors of the students in the preparatory class / 94
3.22. We are looking for and offering in a friendly relationship / 98
3.23. Start for the talented / 105
3.24. When I grow up, I want to be / 108
3.25. Tolerance and integration week / 111
3.26. Emotion and thinking - elements of personal development / 116

Chapter 4: Counseling programs and activities / 120
4.1. Program for developing life skills in adolescents / 120
4.2. Educational program regarding the successful adaptation to the educational requirements for the students of the ninth grade / 124
4.3. A successful career. Student counseling program / 126
4.4. At the movies, I become someone! Student counseling program / 129
4.5. Together we fight violence! / 132
4.6. I'm going to the gym! Student counseling program / 137
4.7. Group pressure among adolescents / 140
4.8. How do I help an alien adjust to high school? Guide in case of need (volume coordinated by the group of sixth grade students) / 146
4.9. I want to fly! / 149
4.10. The story "Arms the restless". Student counseling activity / 153
4.11. How do we make friends? / 164
4.12. My emotions / 169

Annexes
Annex 1: List of acronyms / 176
Annex 2: Reflection log / 177
Annex 3: Model CASEL / 178
Annex 4: Counseling Program Sheet / 179
Annex 5: Counseling Activity Sheet / 182

This paper contains 38 examples of good practice, collected following the call to the County Centers for Resources and Educational Assistance (CJRAE) / Bucharest Center for Resources and Educational Assistance (CMBRAE), launched by the Institute of Educational Sciences in Bucharest, in September 2019 for the realization of the national conference Euroguidance Romania 2019 and as a result of the call to CJRAE / CMBRAE, launched by the National Center for Policies and Evaluation in Education, Education Research Unit (CNPEE-UCE) in Bucharest, in May 2020 for contributions on the theme of developing social and emotional skills.

The paper contains 26 reflection journals, 6 programs and 6 activities for the development of social and emotional competencies of students in primary, secondary, high school and vocational education. Reflection journals include presentations of programs and activities to develop students' social and emotional skills, as well as training courses for teachers and school counselors.