
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Practical Ideas for Emotional Intelligence
About this book
This book covers a wide range of emotional literacy topics relevant to todays young people and can be used in any setting by learning mentors and other professionals. Each topic includes group and individual session activities, solutions to problems, take home tasks and tips for the professional. It can be used when designing and implementing individual behavior plans and helping young people overcome the challenges in life. It is unique in that a professional in any setting can readily adapt the ideas to their requirements. The topics covered are: profiling, changing, behavioral change, self-esteem, bereavement, family change, study skills, stress busting, motivation, self learning, drug awareness, bullying, school refusal and frustration. The book contains ideas and suggestions which can be readily adapted by the professional to best suit their setting. It is one of the few resources which cover all aspects of emotional intelligence for all ability groups.
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Profiling 1
This chapter can be used to establish an effective mentoring relationship with a young person. The resources allow you to develop a holistic understanding of the young personās personality and any problems or difficulties they might have.
On completion of this chapter, it will become clear which other chapters are relevant in supporting the young personās emotional intelligence.
1 About home and school
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Here are some ideas on how to create a questionnaire in order to build up a profile of a young person. Decide on what it is you need to know and choose your questions carefully. Remember, it is worth thinking about what a question will tell you. What you want to know about a young person will be specific to their school, their schoolās location and age group. Answers to questionnaires are useful in planning future sessions and will allow you to start putting together a picture of the young personās life. However, it is important to remember that these questionnaires do not constitute detective work. Do not assume anything about the young personās home life, which may lead you to make judgements.
How to
Filling in the āAbout home and schoolā questionnaire is a good activity to do on your first meeting with a young person. After introductions, ask them to fill out one of the questionnaires included on the following pages or create your own using the type of questions we have detailed below and lots of colour and pictures to make it appealing to the young person. Then go back through their answers and have a discussion around each one.
Sample questions
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2 My life so far
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This activity will allow you to get a full overview of the young personās life so far. It will also help you to build a mentoring relationship with them. It gives the young person an opportunity to feel valued because you are showing an interest in them and encouraging them to celebrate their life, which wi...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Who is the book for?
- How to use the book
- How many sessions to use
- 1 Profiling
- 2 Transition
- 3 Changing
- 4 Behaviour change
- 5 Self-esteem
- 6 Bereavement
- 7 Family change
- 8 Study skills
- 9 Dealing with stress
- 10 Motivation
- 11 Self-harming
- 12 Drug awareness
- 13 Bullying
- 14 School refusal
