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Talks and Poster Presentations (without Proceedings-Entry):

P. Slovak, R. Gilad-Bachrach, M. Doces, G. Fitzpatrick:
"Intervening for Wellbeing: Developing Social-Emotional Competencies with Technology";
Keynote Lecture: CHI'16 Workshop on Computing and Mental Health, San Jose; 2016-05-08.



English abstract:
Well-developed social and emotional competencies are increasingly understood as one of the key abilities needed to succeed in modern life. An emerging body of literature shows that such competencies are malleable and can be developed through carefully designed evidence-based prevention programs. In contrast, failure to develop these competencies can lead to mental health disorders, lowered academic achievements and risky behavior. As such, the deployment of social and emotional learning (SEL) programs is rapidly increasing, with now more than 44\% US schools including a SEL program on a school-wide basis \cite{bridgeland2013missing}. However, there are still many crucial challenges that these programs are struggling to address: for example, supporting learners in everyday situations, engaging parents in the learning process, designing programs for teenagers, and rapidly adapting programs to changing needs.

We argue that technology can play a crucial part in addressing the challenges in social-emotional learning, effectively extending the reach and impact of SEL interventions. In particular, many of the techniques that have been developed in the HCI community can be used to scale the learning beyond schools boundaries. In this paper, we demonstrate some of the challenges and discuss technologies that can be used to address them.

German abstract:
Well-developed social and emotional competencies are increasingly understood as one of the key abilities needed to succeed in modern life. An emerging body of literature shows that such competencies are malleable and can be developed through carefully designed evidence-based prevention programs. In contrast, failure to develop these competencies can lead to mental health disorders, lowered academic achievements and risky behavior. As such, the deployment of social and emotional learning (SEL) programs is rapidly increasing, with now more than 44\% US schools including a SEL program on a school-wide basis \cite{bridgeland2013missing}. However, there are still many crucial challenges that these programs are struggling to address: for example, supporting learners in everyday situations, engaging parents in the learning process, designing programs for teenagers, and rapidly adapting programs to changing needs.

We argue that technology can play a crucial part in addressing the challenges in social-emotional learning, effectively extending the reach and impact of SEL interventions. In particular, many of the techniques that have been developed in the HCI community can be used to scale the learning beyond schools boundaries. In this paper, we demonstrate some of the challenges and discuss technologies that can be used to address them.

Keywords:
Social and Emotional Skills, SEL, Education.


Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/publik_258038.pdf


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