The Institute for Social-Emotional Learning is renowned for its expertise in the increasingly-popular concept of emotional intelligence. The Institute's work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, USA Weekend, Saturday Evening Post, Jet Magazine, New York Times, and on CNN. What follows is a listing of just a few of the articles featuring the Institute and its work. Each file is presented in an easy-to-share PDF format.
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Lighten Up!
Companies call in humor consultants to help employees in difficult times. Take my stress...please!
By Kate Murphy (This article originally appeared in Conde Nast Portfolio, ©2008)
There's not much to laugh about in these tough economic times, with companies failing and jobs vanishing. But humor consultants, citing decades of research, say levity is exactly what's necessary. More...
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| Why Do Comedians Get Depressed?
Robert Nadol, M.D., Probes Why Funny Folks Experience Sadness When Not On-Stage
By Joan Arehart-Treichel (This article originally appeared in Psychiatric News, ©2008)
Psychiatrists at a psychiatry-humor workshop at APA's annual meeting got not only some chuckles out of it, but also tips on how to brighten their practices and therapeutically engage some of their patients. More...
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| Humor and Tragedy in New Orleans
By Dr. Ed Dunkelblau (Guest Blogger at http://rickkaempfer.blogspot.com)
Just days after Mardi Gras I was walking down a wide city street looking at the empty but mostly intact houses that lined the road between trees and piles of refuse emptied from the moldy interiors. I passed an attractive, yellow, 2 story home that was also abandoned, but looked Ok. Ok, that is, until I realized that it was sitting in the middle of the street, having been separated from its foundation 30 feet away. More...
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Assisting Teens
Helping Teens Through Tough Situations
By Sharon Lewis (This article is presented courtesy of National Safety Council)
High school life is very different than it used to be. In addition to worrying about exams or whether they'll have a date for the prom, teenagers today deal with metal detectors, gangs, and TV images of students running for their lives from a school that looks more like a war zone than a place of education. More...
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Brute for the Home Team
Dealing with the Frustrations of Sports and Life
By Dr. Ed Dunkelblau, PhD
Sports are a great opportunity for camaraderie, teamwork and expressing our competitive spirit. We love to root for the home team and we idolize, almost deify our sports heroes. This year's playoffs gave us an event that has called into question our values, our behavior and our caring for community and one another. More...
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Lockdown! Local schools are conducting drills to prepare for armed intruders...
What do they mean for children's safety and sense of security?
By Jay Copp (This article originally appeared in Chicago Parent magazine, ©2002)
The intercom crackled and the principal at Wiesbrook Elementary School in Wheaton urged teachers to start the building safety procedures. The doors were locked, the lights were turned off, and the children were instructed to leave their desks and sit in silence against one wall. The school was on lockdown, prepared for an armed intruder or a student with a gun. More...
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Banishing Bullying
How to Keep Your Child from Being a Victim or a Bully
By Ed Dunkelblau, Ph.D. (This article originally appeared in Chicago Parent, magazine, ©2002)
The start of a new school year can be very exciting for kids. But for those who have been bullied in the past, it can only stir up feelings of dread. More...
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| Standing Up to the Office Bully When the Bully Is Your Boss
By Kayleen Schaeffer (Special to The Wall Street Journal)
In third grade, if the school bully made fun of you for wearing pink overalls and putting your hair in pigtails every day, your mom would have told you to stand up for yourself. She would have been right. But when the person tormenting you is your boss, it's much harder to tell him he's not allowed to talk to you like that. More...
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Parents Need X-Rated Eyes: Protect Kids from Indecent TV, Web
By Nancy A. Melville (The article is presented courtesy of HealthScout, ©2000)
The age-old question seems to become more pressing with each new generation: How do parents prevent their children from being exposed to violent, sexual and otherwise inappropriate content on television, radio and now the Internet? More...
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Humor in School
Make Me Laugh: Using Humor in the Classroom
By the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Tired of spending time after school in detention with students, a teacher decided to give "accordions" to those who acted out in class. More...
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Humor as Medicine
Pop in a Couple Comedies and Call Me in the Morning
By Marc Davis, Special to the Chicago Tribune
Americans are laughing again in the wake of the terrorist atrocities of Sept. 11, and that's healthy, says Ed Dunkelblau, a clinical psychologist and former president of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. More...
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| It's No Joke: Humor Heals
More Psychologists Are Finding That Discrete Uses of Humor Promote Healing in Patients
By Patrick A. McGuire (This article is presented courtesy of American Psychological Association, ©1999)
It's hard not to feel a laugh bubbling to the surface at the sight of a grown man--a psychotherapist, no
less--standing before a group of his sober-minded peers, holding a teddy bear that tells knock-knock
jokes when you press its paw. More...
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Laughter as a Tool
Laughter Helps One to Manipulate Others
By Liz Lynch (The article is presented courtesy of HealthScout, ©2000)
The sound of your laugh apparently gives a clue as to what you want from a member of the opposite sex. Often studied for what it reveals of a person's inner state, laughter also is a tool to "tweak the emotional responses of others," says Jo-Anne Bachorowski, assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University. More...
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Seeds of Unfolding
An Interview with Dr. Ed Dunkelblau, PhD, on Social-Emotional Intelligence
By Helene Dunkelblau and Carolyn Cooper of the CAFH Foundation
What is emotional intelligence? It’s another way of being smart. We typically think of intelligence as IQ—the ability to learn and succeed in school-based academic kinds of endeavors. But we’ve found that there are other ways that we’re “smart.” More...
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Help in Tragic Times
Guidelines for Taking Care of Yourself and One Another in Tragic Times of Crisis
By Dr. Ed Dunkelblau and Patty Wooten, RN
On September 11th, Americans lost their will to laugh. Comedy clubs closed their doors. TV comedians were silent. The nation was in shock, horrified by the death and destruction we viewed. More...
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What’s So Funny?
Humor Psychologist Explains Why Most Women Just Don't Get It
By Marc Davis (Chicago Tribune)
What are you guys laughing at? And what kind of jokes do you tell? The usual, said Ed Dunkelblau, a Chicago-based clinical psychologist and psychotherapist who is an expert on humor. More...
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