SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ARTS
The Social Emotional Arts (SEA) Program, created by UCLArts and Healing, empowers and trains educators and arts professionals to maximize the social-emotional benefits of artistic experiences. UCLArts and Healing is an organizational member of the UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine. The program combines art making and creative approaches with social, emotional and cognitive learning objectives to meet the needs of populations served.
Amy Phillips is a Certified Social Emotional Arts Facilitator.
SOCIAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:
Recognizing feelings
Understanding other perspectives
Understanding cultural uniqueness of self and peers
Taking turns
Listening/sharing
Problem solving
Connecting through shared experience
Communication skills
EMOTIONAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:
Identifying and labeling feelings
Stress management
Developing coping strategies
Self-awareness
Self-esteem
Decreasing self-judgment
Embracing self-definition
Increasing self-identity
COGNITIVE LEARNING OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:
Decision-making
Planning/organizing
Breaking down large tasks
Understanding new concepts
Critical thinking
Being able to stand up for self and peers
Cause and effect
Goal setting
Future-oriented thinking
Attention to the big picture
Analytical skill building

