According to CASEL, (Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning) social and emotional learning includes 5 core groups of competencies:

1. Self-awareness

• Accurately assessing one’s feelings, interests, values, and strengths

• Maintaining a well-grounded sense of self-confidence

2. Self-management

• Regulating one’s emotions to handle stress, control impulses, and persevere in overcoming obstacles

• Setting and monitoring progress toward personal and academic goals

• Expressing emotions appropriately

3. Social awareness

• Being able to take the perspective of and empathize with others

• Recognizing and appreciating individual and group similarities and differences

• Recognizing and using family, school, and community resources

4. Relationship skills

• Establishing and maintaining healthy and rewarding relationships based on cooperation

• Resisting inappropriate social pressure

• Preventing, managing, and resolving interpersonal conflict

• Seeking help when needed

5. Responsible decision-making

• Making decisions based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, appropriate social norms, respect for others, and likely consequences of various actions

• Applying decision-making skills to academic and social situations

• Contributing to the well-being of one’s school and community