Promoting Social and Emotional Competence: Conversation Guide

Training & Curriculum Specialist Child Abuse: Prevention Lesson 3 Apply Promoting Social and Emotional Competence: Conversation Guide Guide	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 27386 Name Certifier Date
It can be helpful to talk directly with staff members about the work your program does to promote social and emotional competence. Use this conversation guide to learn more about how confident staff members in your program feel about promoting social and emotional competence. Use what you learn here to help create training programs and individualized supports for staff members. Have you received training on: Fostering children’s social and emotional development? Yes No Teaching children to identify and express emotions, including empathy? Yes No Teaching children relationship and friendship skills? Yes No Teaching children interpersonal problem-solving and conflict resolution? Yes No Recognizing developmental delays? Yes No Recognizing behavioral/emotional problems? Yes No The impact of loss or trauma on behavior? Yes No Sensory awareness and integration? Yes No The impact of issues affecting military families (deployment, extended hours, etc.) on children’s social emotional and mental health? Yes No Would you like training or additional training for any of the above topics? Do you feel confident: Talking to parents about the importance of social and emotional development? Yes No Helping parents understand age-appropriate behaviors and social skills? Yes No Discussing social and emotional issues with parents in a cultural context? Yes No Offering parents ideas about fostering social and emotional learning at home? Yes No Having informal conversations with parents? Yes No Coaching parents to interact with their child (listening, appreciating ideas, etc.)? Yes No Encouraging children to express their feelings? Yes No Expressing your own feelings in front of the children? Yes No Talking about staffing changes with the children? Yes No Helping children enter new settings? Yes No What are some supports you could use to help increase your confidence?

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ACTIVITY ID: 27386

Name

Certifier

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It can be helpful to talk directly with staff members about the work your program does to promote social and emotional competence. Use this conversation guide to learn more about how confident staff members in your program feel about promoting social and emotional competence. Use what you learn here to help create training programs and individualized supports for staff members.

Have you received training on:

Fostering children’s social and emotional development?
Yes
No
Teaching children to identify and express emotions, including empathy?
Yes
No
Teaching children relationship and friendship skills?
Yes
No
Teaching children interpersonal problem-solving and conflict resolution?
Yes
No
Recognizing developmental delays?
Yes
No
Recognizing behavioral/emotional problems?
Yes
No
The impact of loss or trauma on behavior?
Yes
No
Sensory awareness and integration?
Yes
No
The impact of issues affecting military families (deployment, extended hours, etc.) on children’s social emotional and mental health?
Yes
No

Would you like training or additional training for any of the above topics?

Do you feel confident:

Talking to parents about the importance of social and emotional development?
Yes
No
Helping parents understand age-appropriate behaviors and social skills?
Yes
No
Discussing social and emotional issues with parents in a cultural context?
Yes
No
Offering parents ideas about fostering social and emotional learning at home?
Yes
No
Having informal conversations with parents?
Yes
No
Coaching parents to interact with their child (listening, appreciating ideas, etc.)?
Yes
No
Encouraging children to express their feelings?
Yes
No
Expressing your own feelings in front of the children?
Yes
No
Talking about staffing changes with the children?
Yes
No
Helping children enter new settings?
Yes
No

What are some supports you could use to help increase your confidence?