Social and Emotional Development in Children through Emerging Adults A Guide for Professionals

1. Emotional Competence

·        What Are Emotions and Why Do You Have Them?

·        What Is Emotional Competence?

·        How Does Emotional Competence Change with Age?             

·        In What Ways Do Individuals Vary in Emotional Competence?            

·        In What Ways Do Groups Vary in Emotional Competence?

2. Social Competence

·        Attachment: The Foundation of Emotional and Social Competence

·        What Is Social Competence?

·        How Does Social Competence Change with Age?

·        In What Ways Do Individuals Vary in Social Competence?

·        In What Ways Do Groups Vary in Social Competence?           

3. Emotional And Social Competence in Early Childhood (Birth to Age 5)

·        Development Of Emotional Competence in Early Childhood

·        Development Of Social Competence in Early Childhood

·        Development Of the Self in Early Childhood

·        Strategies To Foster Social-Emotional Competence in Early Childhood

4. Emotional And Social Competence in Middle Childhood (Ages 6 To 12)

·        Discipline

·        Parenting Styles

·        Development Of Emotional Competence in Middle Childhood

·        Development Of Social Competence in Middle Childhood

·        Development Of the Self in Middle Childhood

·        Strategies To Foster Social-Emotional Competence in Middle Childhood

5. Emotional and Social Competence in Adolescence (Ages 13-19)

·        Development Of Emotional Competence in Adolescence

·        Development Of Social Competence in Adolescence

·        Development Of the Self in Adolescence

·        Strategies To Foster Social-Emotional Competence in Adolescence

6. Emotional And Social Competence in Emerging Adulthood (Ages 19 To 25)

·        Development of Emotional Competence in Emerging Adulthood

·        Development of Social Competence in Emerging Adulthood

·        Development of the Self in Emerging Adulthood

·        Strategies To Foster Social-Emotional Competence in Emerging Adulthood

7. Theories of Social and Emotional Competence Development

·        Attachment Theory

·        Sociocultural Theory

·        Behaviorism And Social Cognitive Theory

·        Self-Determination Theory (SDT)

·        Putting The Theories Together: The Thriving Through Social Purpose Framework

8. Applying Social and Emotional Competence in the Allied Health Fields

·        What Is an Allied Health Professional?        

·        How Do You Become an Allied Health Professional?

·        How Do Allied Health Professionals Influence Positive Social-Emotional Development?

9. Applying Social and Emotional Competence in Education

·        What Is an Educator?

·        How Do You Become an Educator?

·        How Do Educators Promote Social-Emotional Competence in Children and Youth?

10. Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Social Work

·        What Is a Social Worker?

·        How Do You Become a Social Worker?

·        How Do Social Workers Promote Social-Emotional Competence in Children?

11. Applying Social and Emotional Competence in Psychology

·        What Is a Psychologist?

·        How Do You Become a Psychologist?

·        How Do Psychologists Promote Social-Emotional Competence in Children and Youth?

Biography

Christi Crosby Bergin has worked as a professor and researcher in child and adolescent development for over 30 years. Currently, she is Director of the Prosocial Development and Education Research Lab at the University of Missouri. The lab is a group of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students who study how to promote social– emotional competencies in children and youth. She earned a BS in psychology from Brigham Young University, and both an EdS and PhD from Stanford University.

Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle has a PhD from Stanford University in child and adolescent development. She is an American Psychological Association MFP fellow. She has been a college professor for 28 years. This is her third co- authored textbook. She is the author or co-author of over 15 peer-reviewed articles and some book chapters, a presenter or co-presenter of more than 35 peer- reviewed presentations, and the winner of one of the Stanford GSE Alumni Awards for Excellence in Education for 2018.