A critical review of a Social and Emotional Wellbeing Learning Program

Task description

Write a critical review of a Social and Emotional Wellbeing Learning Program to justify its implementation in a particular setting. Written in third person academic style, supported by evidence and examples.

Choose ONE of the following:

1) You have been appointed to a new school and senior staff have asked you to include a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program in the school curriculum. They have asked you to provide a detailed review of a program to justify the implementation of the program in the school.

OR

2) You have started in a new role and senior management have asked you provide a detailed review of a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program to justify the implementation of the program in your workplace.

THEN:

Choose a program (this can be from a text, the internet, a kit or elsewhere) appropriate for the needs of your school community or workplace setting.

You will need to provide a brief explanation of your setting to set the context. You will be required to read the program in detail to inform your review. You need to explore other similar programs to demonstrate how your program relates or differs. Your claims must be supported by evidence including relevant academic literature.

Your review needs to contain the following:

• A brief description of your school or workplace setting
• An overview of the program (including year level/audience and time frame)
• An analysis and evidence of how the program links to research
• Assessment procedures and/or links to curriculum
• Demonstrated understanding of the program from different perspective, i.e. compare and contrast with related program(s)
• A judgement on the overall effectiveness of the program
• A justification for implementation of the program

Task length

2000 words

Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

2 Exemplify attitudes, professional values and capacity to meet the needs of student or colleague’s mental health and wellbeing in your professional practice.

3 Identify and critically evaluate local, national and/or international social and emotional learning programs.

4 Apply your knowledge of social and emotional wellbeing concepts, research, resources and frameworks to implement learning programs in educational or workplace settings.

Assessment criteria

1. Demonstrate depth of engagement, insight, and understanding of a SEL program with evidence. (30%)

2. Apply knowledge of course content with criticality to analyse a SEL program and justify connections to theory and research. (25%)

3. Demonstrate critical thinking and understanding from different perspectives to justify implementation of an SEL program, with examples. (25%)

4. Exhibit scholarly presentation and academic literacy including careful editing and attention to referencing in APA style both in-text and the reference list. (20%)