Using Social Emotional Learning to Prevent School Violence

Allison Paolini, Ph.D., NCC, is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and is the Director of the MSE School Counseling Program at Arkansas State University. She has previously worked as an elementary school counselor and her main area of research interest is social emotional learning and its instrumental role in mitigating school violence, as well as the impact of social emotional learning on fostering academic, social/emotional, career readiness, and success for all students.

1. The ASCA National Model 2. The School Counselor’s Role: Importance of Creating a Safe School Climate and Fostering Positive Relationships with Students 3. Bullying 4. Cyberbullying 5. Parental Involvement 6. Mental Health in Schools 7. School Violence: Background Information 8. Reasons for Increased School Violence 9. Impact of School Violence on Students and Stakeholders 10. Role of Stakeholders in Mitigating School Violence 11. Social Emotional Learning Overview 12. Significance of Social Emotional Learning 13 Social Emotional Learning and Reducing School Violence 14. SEL Schoolwide Programs 15. SEL Counseling Interventions and Activities: Classroom/Small Group/Individual Counseling: Self-Awareness 16. SEL Counseling Interventions and Activities: Classroom/Small Group/Individual Counseling: Self-Management 17. SEL Counseling Interventions and Activities: Classroom/Small Group/Individual Counseling: Social Awareness 18: SEL Counseling Interventions and Activities: Classroom/Small Group/Individual Counseling: Relationship Skills 19. SEL Counseling Interventions and Activities: Classroom/Small Group/Individual Counseling: Responsible Decision Making 20. The End. Or The New Beginning