SEL from Theory into Practice

Part of - Date of this session

Mohammad & Safa’ Obeid

 What is Social Emotional .1
?support
How to apply SEL concepts .2
with our students to empower By the end of the
them towards global workshop we will learn:
?citizenship
Release Activities .3
The importance of .4
psychosocial support
?What is Social Emotional Support
It is the specialized internal or external support
provided to individuals who have been
exposed to crises with the aim of achieving
the psychological and social well-being of
.these individuals
?SEL & Global Citizenship
Support Tower Activity
The Importance of Social Emotional Support
 It helps on reaching the psychological compatibility of the
individual, by working on modifying some undesirable
behaviors.
 It contributes to accepting the new natural and social
environment, imposed on individuals who have experienced
displacement and forced migration.
 It creates positive social self-links with the new environment.

 It helps on meeting some of the internal emotional needs that

increase psychological immunity and immunize it against
psychological collapse due to the burdens of the new
environment.
!Protect the Egg
The Importance of Social Emotional Support
 It encourages societal solidarity in facing crises and emergency
events, by preparing individuals, families and communities
psychologically for facing situations and taking effective actions.

 It enhances the psychological stability of individuals and societies

to accept the difficult reality and adapt to it in preparation for
changing it wherever possible.

 It helps individuals overcome their problems with high

psychological stability.
,,,,,My Mirror Activity
I can see
I can do
I can feel
The Importance of Social Emotional Support
 It alleviates the physical and emotional suffering that afflicts
individuals and societies during crises.

 It contributes to reducing the repercussions of disasters and crises

by enhancing people's capacities for psychological and societal
adaptation.

 It helps individuals overcome their problems with high

psychological stability.
Marshmallow Tower Activity
The Importance of Social Emotional Support
 It significantly reduces stress, and limits the evolvement of acute
reactions to severe events.
 It assists individuals directly through psychological and health
education in dealing with crises and disasters.
 It contributes to providing the basic psychological and social
needs of individuals (such as the needs of health, safety and
security, and the needs of love, belonging and appreciation...).
 It helps to change how individuals perceive and interpret events, so
that the negative perception of situations and events does not
contribute to reducing the individual's sense of safety.
 Thank you

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