The
European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health has been set up to develop and promote the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional health and resilience in children and young people. It operates as a transdisciplinary research centre tapping into the various strands of research and expertise provided by the different disciplines in the field. The Centre conducts research and development work in the area, seeking to address local and national needs while contributing to knowledge in the international domain. It also serves as a regional base for
ENSEC, a European network for researchers and practitioners working in the area of social and emotional competence.
The main goals of the Centre include the following:
- to establish collaborative partnerships with local, European and international researchers and practitioners in the promotion of socio-emotional health and resilience in school children and young persons
- to conduct and publish local, European and international research in the promotion of social and emotional health and resilience and in the prevention of social, emotional and behaviour difficulties in school children and young persons
- to develop and promote empirically-grounded and theoretically-sound intervention and prevention strategies in socio-emotional health and resilience in school children and young persons
- to disseminate knowledge and promote learning and teaching about best practices and relevant research in socio-emotional health and resilience
- to provide consultation to the local educational authority and engage in developmental work in schools and other educational settings in the promotion of socio-emotional health and resilience and the prevention of social, emotional and behaviour difficulties
- to provide advanced research-based education and training to educators and other professionals at local and cross-European levels
- to serve as a local and regional base for the European Network in Social and Emotional Competence.
22 May 2012
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