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Social- Emotional

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is described by CASEL in five components: 
Self-awareness
The abilities to understand one's own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.
Self-management
The abilities to manage one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.
Social awareness
The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, & contexts. 
Relationship skills, and 
The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.
Responsible decision-making
The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations. 
 
At FHSA we encourage students to become emotionally literate. Through the development of the emotional literacy they will find healthy ways to: 
  • Express their needs

  • Understand their bodily reactions to their emotions

  • How to identify their triggers

  • Healthy methods of deescalation

  • Healthy coping skills

Students are able to receive 
  • Individual Counseling

  • Group Counseling 

  • At-Risk Counseling

  • Referrals to outside agencies 

  • Peer to Peer Support 

  • Training through our B.O.N.D program led by our teams' Social Worker Mr. William Daley

 
Here are some of our teams preferred counseling theories 
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Need
  • Person- Centered
  • Humanistic