Case Studies

How does emotional intelligence increase value in real-world cases?


Diving Deep Into Social Emotional Learning with Doroob

Innovative scuba diving program in Saudi Arabia sets the context for kids to learn empathy, practice teamwork, and develop crucial emotional intelligence skills.

Increasing Pro-Social Behaviour Among Struggling Adolescents

Emotional intelligence skills help struggling 18-24 year olds find purpose, motivation in data-driven, innovative program.

Taking Social Emotional Learning Outdoor with Dragonfly

They trek the Himalaya, study mangroves in Malaysia, and build schools in Bali. They are students at Dragonfly’s outdoor education program and they are doing more than having adventures; they are learning social and emotional skills that will last a lifetime.

Revealing an Epidemic of Adolescent Disengagement

Study across 20 middle schools shows the need for social emotional learning interventions, per research paper at AERA.

Increasing Medical Students’ Stress Resilience at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Build the capacity to manage stress & avoid burnout, even in the high pressure of medical school.

Putting the Care Back in Healthcare Training

In a multiyear study, Liberty University measures key capacities for thriving in medical school.

Boosting Academic Learning with Social Emotional Learning

A third-grade classroom in Silicon Valley Elementary School implements Self-Science and sees a 25% boost to academics.

Measuring Students’ Growing Self-Awareness

A high school in Kentucky, USA uses the SEI-YV to create an evidence-based approach to SEL at a high school in Kentucky, USA.

Applying Emotional Intelligence to Support a Struggling Adolescent

An adolescent struggling with self-destructive behavior, and his family, find hope through a treatment program that combined emotional intelligence assessments and an intensive therapeutic wilderness program.

Developing School Counselors’ Emotional Intelligence

Program participants' overall emotional intelligence increased 22.7%, compared to less than 1% for the control group.

Creating a Common Language on Campus: Students, Faculty and Staff Grow Emotional Intelligence with Innovative Curriculum

Can you improve emotional intelligence in higher education? This controlled study explores the impact of a 16-week semester course utilizing a social and emotional learning curriculum (SEL) for undergraduate students, faculty, and staff members at the University of Dubuque.

Empowering for Life Success: Workforce Training for Individuals Facing Racial or Socio-Economic Barriers Correlated with 24% Increase in Key Life Outcomes

This two-year study demonstrates the impact of Twin Cities R!SE’ signature Personal Empowerment Training, which teaches emotional intelligence for personal and professional success.