Beliefs and expectations and their impact on staff achievement, roadblocks to self-awareness, What is SEL and why does it matter?, cultural awareness, implicit bias, mindset self-assessment and micro-goals, leader self-care and resilience, the negative thought cycle, reframing our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through CBT, compassionate curiosity, the FRAP method, the 10 Beliefs of Effective SEL Implementers, the 5:1 method, habit and limiting belief analysis, and more.

The neuroscience of emotions and psychological safety, the 6 human needs and amygdala triggers, the five dysfunctions of a team, the five phases of a culture shift, routines for creating a positive school environment (creating trusting admin-staff relationships, building a supportive learning environment, and designing results-based professional development), leveraging the cultural architects, creating a common and urgent vision, norms co-creation and management, embracing and resolving conflict with class, supporting resistant or skeptical adults, asset-based staff interactions, creating a positive school wide culture that manages itself, and fostering a growth mindset.   

Optimizing staff meetings for adult SEL practice, building optimism and resilience, creating a culture of constant self-awareness and self-improvement, leveraging parents and community members to optimize SEL implementation, integrating SEL routines and strategies into content areas, reimagining school structures and policies to support SEL,  SEL-think alouds, SEL micro-lessons, and thought coaching.

Mindmapping, role play, scenarios, demo staff meetings, and feedback rounds​

Creating an adult SEL-developing school-wide plan that targets adult and student SEL and a self-care implementation plan