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SEL Youth Work Methods: Facilitating Problem Solving

Collective for Youth 105 North 31 Avenue, Suite 103, Omaha

In this workshop, we explore how and why to facilitate problem solving with youth, which is defined in Preparing Youth to Thrive as “Abilities to plan, strategize, and implement complex tasks.” Learning occurs when connections are made between facts, experiences and emotions. Neural pathways are formed and become well-used. The deeper and more interconnected learning … Continue reading "SEL Youth Work Methods: Facilitating Problem Solving"

SEL Youth Work Methods: Promoting Responsibility & Leadership

Collective for Youth 105 North 31 Avenue, Suite 103, Omaha

In this workshop, we explore how and why to promote responsibility and provide leadership opportunities to youth. Preparing Youth to Thrive identifies responsibility as one of six domains of SEL practices, and it is defined as “dispositions and abilities to reliably meet commitments and fulfill obligations of challenging roles.” Responsibility emerges when youth have opportunities … Continue reading "SEL Youth Work Methods: Promoting Responsibility & Leadership"

SEL Training: Cultivating Empathy

Collective for Youth 105 North 31 Avenue, Suite 103, Omaha

Why is empathy so critical in developing in our youth? Cultivating empathy? That might sound strange if you think of empathy as an innate, fixed trait — a talent that some people are born with, and others lack. But empathy isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. It isn’t something that unfolds automatically, in every situation. It isn’t … Continue reading "SEL Training: Cultivating Empathy"