Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
5-8-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
5-8-2024 11:00 AM
Subjects
Developmental Psychology, Neuroscience
Other
Developmental Psychology
Advisor
Laura Marsh
Student Level
Undergraduate
Abstract
I will examine how very important it is to society to teach structured Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs to children in school. It can bring mental wellbeing and the ability to have healthy relationships, non addictive behaviors and being able to emotionally regulate themselves. Since we have pushed on only academia and not SEL for our children, mental illness has skyrocketed. This problem started after the SEL part of school was taken out of schools and then the division between rich and poor became wider and wider as time went on. If we were to bring back SEL into school, ie.. programs like yoga, martial arts, computer games building healthy neural pathways..;then children would potentially grow into healthy adults and become more productive members of society. I am using SEL studies and comparing it to other studies in fields of mental health that treat severe mental illness. I will be using my mentor for information on the research that he is currently conducting on children between the ages of 4 & 5, but only as an understanding of Theory of Mind (ToM).
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Understanding the Importance of Social Emotional Learning in Children and the Link Between Mental Health
I will examine how very important it is to society to teach structured Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs to children in school. It can bring mental wellbeing and the ability to have healthy relationships, non addictive behaviors and being able to emotionally regulate themselves. Since we have pushed on only academia and not SEL for our children, mental illness has skyrocketed. This problem started after the SEL part of school was taken out of schools and then the division between rich and poor became wider and wider as time went on. If we were to bring back SEL into school, ie.. programs like yoga, martial arts, computer games building healthy neural pathways..;then children would potentially grow into healthy adults and become more productive members of society. I am using SEL studies and comparing it to other studies in fields of mental health that treat severe mental illness. I will be using my mentor for information on the research that he is currently conducting on children between the ages of 4 & 5, but only as an understanding of Theory of Mind (ToM).