TPP 303: Dr. Joseph Lee Talks About the Importance of SEL / Social and Emotional Learning

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 9 a.m.

b"Have you ever wondered if SEL (social and emotional learning) in school and classrooms really matters? I\\u2019ve been exploring this question a lot about over the past year, as well trying to understand the recent increase in parental and political pushback in the US specifically that is putting the future of SEL in schools at risk. \\xa0\\nI wanted to get into a deep conversation about SEL for the show, and so I reached out Dr. Joseph Lee, a psychiatrist with a special interest in social and emotional learning and helping people achieve what he calls optimal mental healthiness.\\nWe had exactly the conversation I was hoping we would, as we got into so many important topics, including the state of children and young adult\\u2019s mental health today, demystifying what SEL or social emotional learning actually is, why SEL matters, how it\\u2019s best introduced in schools, the limitations in the current educational model for social emotional learning curriculums, what the pushback against SEL is really about, and what it\\u2019s at stake if our children aren\\u2019t provided with social and emotional learning opportunities. I think this is such an important and timely conversation \\u2013 I hope that you enjoy it and that you help me amplify this episode by sharing it in your communities.\\nDr. Joseph Lee, MD., is a Psychiatrist in private practice in Redondo Beach, California. He is also an educator in social and emotional learning (SEL) and provides individual and group supervision to licensed therapists looking to add mental healthiness and SEL principles to their own practices. Dr. Lee has a medical doctorate from University Of California, Los Angeles, School Of Medicine.\\nThings you'll learn from this episode\\n\\nWhat Joseph Lee is seeing in his practice regarding and his thoughts on the state of children and young adult\\u2019s mental health today\\n\\nWhat SEL or social emotional learning actually is\\n\\nWays that SEL can be weaved into traditional educational curriculum as well as the use of specific SEL curriculum\\n\\nWhat social and emotional learning inside schools looks like in practice\\n\\nThe \\u201cwhy\\u201d behind the pushback against SEL in the recent years and what\\u2019s it\\u2019s at stake if we lose the ability to teach SEL in classrooms\\n\\n\\xa0Resources mentioned for SEL or Social and Emotional Learning\\n\\nMental Healthiness / Dr. Joseph Lee\\u2019s website\\n\\nCollaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning\\n\\nDr. Joseph Lee & Mental Healthiness on Facebook\\n\\nDr. Joseph Lee on Twitter\\n\\nDaniel Goleman\\n\\n\\nEmotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman\\n\\n\\nSocial Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships by Daniel Goleman\\n\\nU.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic\\n\\n\\n\\nSupport the showConnect with Tilt Parenting\\n Visit Tilt Parenting\\n Take the free 7-Day Challenge \\n Read a chapter of Differently Wired \\n Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram \\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"