Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Hero Leadership Group
First Presenter’s Email Address
heartbeatofheroes@gmail.com
First Presenter's Brief Biography
Since 2015, Schwartzen Precil has been recognized for several leadership awards and has showcased his leadership development skills at conferences, schools, and community programs across the country. Schwartzen Precil, erupted as a mentor and community leader as an AmeriCorp VISTA after his undergraduate studies. His advocacy for erasing poverty with leading practices produced healthier outcomes for low opportunity youth and their families. He tells of his experience in his first book "Be Your Own Hero: Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities" released in fall 2019.
Location
Session Seven Breakouts (Scarbrough 2)
Strand #1
Heart: Social & Emotional Skills
Strand #2
Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership
Relevance
During my 7 year mentorship career while developing a social-emotional learning curriculum I was able to partner with many organizations in order to produce healthier outcomes to disenfranchised communities. Producing healthier outcomes for students who struggle academically gives evidence to the curriculum that were developed. Between having a positive mindset, expressing healthy emotions, and showing successful behaviors the curriculum addresses the students beyond academia.
Brief Program Description
This presentation will introduce engaging social-emotional growth strategies to individuals who attend. It will enable skills that help youth bounce back from setbacks and produce a positive mindset.
Summary
In a rapidly changing society where adaptability is the new super power, its important for youth to maintain their own balance between social, emotional and physical changes they undergo. Between goal-setting, having strong character and balancing a positive self image of yourself, being a youth in today's world comes with pressures that the previous generation did not have to deal with. This workshop will feature a Strong Character model that introduces one action step to develop a youth's behavior, emotions and mental capacity in order to be successful. The model has been used in several charter schools, youth development programs and youth serving leaders.
Evidence
www.heroleadershipgroup.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ZW6tMb0rU&t=158s
All research is based on best practices for the social-emotional learning.
Learning Objective 1
Participants will be able to better understand their social-emotional well-being.
Learning Objective 2
Participants will have an opportunity to learn positive self-talk.
Learning Objective 3
Participants will have a better understanding of a positive vision for themselves.
Keyword Descriptors
Resiliency, healthy emotions, positive mindset
Presentation Year
2023
Start Date
3-7-2023 2:45 PM
End Date
3-7-2023 4:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Precil, Schwartzen Y., "Turning Obstacles into Opportunities" (2023). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 13.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2023/2023/13
Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Session Seven Breakouts (Scarbrough 2)
This presentation will introduce engaging social-emotional growth strategies to individuals who attend. It will enable skills that help youth bounce back from setbacks and produce a positive mindset.