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According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL),
social and emotional development (also called social-emotional learning) consists of the
following five core components:
1. Self-awareness
- This is the ability to accurately recognize one’s emotions, thoughts, and
their influence on behavior.
Examples of questions someone who is self-aware may ask:
2. Self-management
- This is the ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors
effectively in different situations.
Examples of questions someone who has good self-management may ask:
➢ How can I better understand why people feel and think the way they do?
4. Relationship skills
- This is the ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding
relationships with diverse individuals and groups.
Examples of questions someone who has good relationships skills may ask:
➢ How can I adjust my actions so that my interactions with different people turn out
well?
➢ How can I communicate with other people to understand and manage their
expectations of me?
5. Responsible decision-making
- This is the ability to make constructive and respectful choices about
personal behavior and social interactions based on consideration of ethical
standards, safety concerns, social norms, the realistic evaluation of
consequences of various actions, and the well-being of self and others.
Examples of questions someone who is a responsible decision-maker may ask: