Abstract
The emotional intelligence term refers to the ability to recognize one’s own emotions, as well as other people’s, and to successfully deal with these emotions.In this regard, interventions by means of game-like activities in order to promote reflection and awareness might provide a helping hand in the development of skills related to emotional intelligence at school.This report aims at presenting a set of actions developed during a period of mandatory in-class training for psychology undergraduates, realized at a public school and entitled Learning How to Deal with Emotions, or “Aprendendo a lidar com as emoções”. The main objective of the course was to develop and enhance emotional intelligence skills by means of the realization of operative groups.The development of the project has proved the importance of including psychology into the school environment with the possibility of realizing interventions, especially prevention activities in order to contribute to students’ emotional development.
Keywords:
school psychology; emotions; public schools