Book of Abstracts

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a process in which children, adolescents and adults acquire and apply knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for comprehensive development of personality and identity, strengthening mental health, setting life goals or building and maintaining supportive interpersonal relationships (CASEL, 2019). The SEL concept is based on five basic social and emotional competences: self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationships skills, responsible decision-making. This presentation aims to present the main assumptions of the Social Emotional Learning approach in the context of building mental resilience and supporting the well-being of early school-age students in the face of selected contemporary social challenges, with particular emphasis on the online world. The following research question was distinguished: whether and how does the implementation of the Social Emotional Learning concept affect the development of mental resilience and well-being of early school-age students? The answer was developed through triangulation of sources and theories along with drawing conclusions for educational practice. This topic is part of the research subject of the ongoing doctoral dissertation.