The ability to perceive accurately, appraise, and express emotions;
to access and/or generate feelings when they facilitate thought; the
ability to understand emotions and emotional knowledge; and the ability
to regulate emotions so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth.
Mayer, J.D. and Salovey, P. What Is Emotional Intelligence?
•To
develop a working definition of “emotional intelligence”
To increase awareness of and
curiosity about what behavior mean
•To learn the role of attachment, disrupted
attachment and attachment trauma in the clinical
presentation of the clients we serve
•To learn the important relationship between
cognitive development and emotional management.
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•To promote an increase in emotional self-awareness
•To learn connections between one's own emotions,
bodily sensations, cognitive awareness, and behavior in
relation to the clients and co-workers
•To recognize the contagious nature of emotion within
a group
•To enable staff to help improve emotional management
in traumatized clients and in ourselves.