| By: Cailin Currie, PhD Healthy Ways to Unplug and Unwind Our second Winter Well-Being video this year is all about how to unplug and unwind in a healthy way that supports your overall well-being. In this blog, I’ll walk you through some of the research behind the advice Dr. Tia Kim and I provided in the video.Read More
| By: Tia Kim, PhD Getting Back to Basics to Meet Your Baseline Needs and Build Resilience Our first Winter Well-Being video this year is all about how to meet your foundational needs in order to support your overall health and well-being. In this blog, I’ll dig a little deeper into the research behind the advice Dr. Cailin Currie and I provided in the video.Read More
| By: Cailin Currie, PhD Introducing Winter Well-Being for Educators Each winter, the researchers here at Committee for Children put together a series of tips and practices that can help adults support their social and emotional well-being. This year, our focus is on supporting educators.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Helping Educators Rebuild and Reconnect with SEL for Adults: An Interview with Grant Elementary School We sat down with Sierra Marsh, a school social worker who was part of the Leader Team that implemented Second Step® SEL for Adults at Grant Elementary, to talk about her experience using the program and how she saw it change the staff culture.Read More
| By: Melissa Qazi Thinking About Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for High School? Start with the Adults. If you’re looking for an SEL resource that will directly affect the quality of your students’ high school experiences and academic outcomes, consider starting with Second Step® SEL for Adults. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Spark Your Start! Top Tips for Launching Second Step® SEL for Adults in a Way That Works for You and are wondering how to fit it in and make it happen, this article is for you. You already know about the “why” of adult SEL. Let’s talk about how to get started in a way that works for your school or district.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Product and Innovation: 2021 Year in Review By Mia Doces and Polly Stansell This year emphasized how important it is to be innovative when responding to the evolving needs of students and educators. As the COVID-19 pandemic persisted, we continued to provide our trusted family ofRead More
| By: Mylien Duong, PhD How to Make Meaning After Traumatic Events In this blog post, Dr. Mylien Duong shares tips and an exercise for slowing down, reflecting, and finding meaning after trauma.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Winter Well-Being Q&A with Dr. Mylien Duong In this Q&A, clinical psychologist, and education researcher Dr. Mylien Duong breaks down how adults can support their mental health and well-being with social-emotional learning. Read More
| By: Committee for Children Navigating 2020 with the Help of Social-Emotional Learning Despite the shifting landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic and the sociopolitical turmoil of 2020, Committee for Children’s Second Step® teams rose to support district administrators, school leaders, educators, and students when they needed it most. Here are three highlights from 2020.Read More