Stephanie Jones

Stephanie M. Jones

Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development
Harvard University

Topic: 
The Science and Practice of Social and Emotional Learning in Schools
Date: 
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

CERAS 101

Admission: 
Free and Open to the public

There is a growing body of evidence describing the critical role that social-emotional skills and related interventions play in children’s mental health, behavioral, and academic success. However, those working with children in schools and other contexts are confronted with a large, sometimes confusing array of terms, definitions, and approaches. In this presentation Jones will review research on the nature, content, and efficacy of social and emotional learning strategies and programs designed for early and middle childhood. She will describe new translational work designed to build connections between the major conceptual and practice-focused frameworks for the field, summarize a number of tensions in this area, and discuss the opportunities they present for future research and practice.