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Second Step

Second Step. Second Step is a popular SEL program for elementary school populations Second Step focuses on three skill areas: Empathy training Impulse control Anger management Teachers use “card” stimulus materials to demonstrate ideas and engage children in discussion and skill development.

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Second Step

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  1. Second Step • Second Step is a popular SEL program for elementary school populations • Second Step focuses on three skill areas: • Empathy training • Impulse control • Anger management • Teachers use “card” stimulus materials to demonstrate ideas and engage children in discussion and skill development

  2. Unit I – Empathy Training • Empathy is the ability to: • Determine the emotional state of the other • Assume the perspective and role of the other • Respond emotionally to another • Empathy is the key ingredient in developing prosocial behaviors • Empathy is developed in a series of progressive steps

  3. Unit I – Empathy Training • Teaching Strategies • Identify feelings from a variety of physical and situational cues • Recognize that people have difference feelings about the same things • Recognize that feelings change and why this is so • Differentiate intentional from unintentional acts • Communicate feelings using “I” messages • Express care and concern for others

  4. Unit 2 – Impulse Control • Impulse control means to stop and think through a problem rather than doing the first thing that comes to mind. • This unit focuses on problem-solving and behavioral skills training • There is a strong emphasis on modeling, role playing, performance feedback, reinforcement, and transfer of training

  5. Unit 2 – Impulse Control • The Problem-Solving approach has five steps: • What is the problem? • What are some solutions? • For each solution ask • Is it safe? • Is it fair? • How might people feel? • Will it work? • Choose a solution and use it • Is it working? If not, what can I do now?

  6. Unit 2 – Impulse Control • Behavioral Skills training helps students develop behavioral repertoires for problematic situations • Joining in • Ignoring distractions • Interrupting politely • Dealing with wanting something that isn’t yours • Asking for help in a positive way • Playing a game • Asking permission

  7. Unit 3 – Anger Management • Anger management is a compilation of stress reduction techniques for channeling ones anger into socially acceptable directions • Uses self-talk or thinking out loud to guide one’s behavior – seeking to reverse escalation by substituting positive coping statements

  8. Unit 3 – Anger Management • What to Do When You Are Angry • 1. How does my body feel? • Students recognize sensations that tell them they are angry • 2. Calm down • Students apply anger reduction techniques • 3. Think out loud to solve the problem • 4. Think about it later • Students reflect on the incident and evaluate their performance

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