 Emotional Intelligence Training & Research Institute (EITRI)
September 2010
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Greetings! We hope you are doing well as the Fall season is upon us. We are looking forward to the 2011 Institute for Emotional Intelligence and providing the best professional development programs for all of us. We enjoy sharing interesting and promising new program models, research implications and directions for teaching - mentoring - coaching with emotional intelligence skills, and positive assessments for education and transformative learning. Our newsletter and annual institute/conference are ways to share and disseminate information to our friends and colleagues who are so dedicated to building healthy and successful people and organizations.
After many years of focused research and development with our positive EI assessments, it is wonderful to see substantive and innovative programs emerging to enhance student and college success. Complete and integrated educational programs with emotional intelligence are available for individuals, colleges, and organizations. The Emotional Learning System (ELS) is now a complete education program with positive assessment, EI book for learners with lessons and experiential learning activities/exercises, AWAKE EI Student Journal, and Instructor's Guide.
Likewise, we think you will enjoy excerpts from an article appearing in the CASP Fall Newsletter by Terry Miller describing the story of EI and transformation process for enhancing student and college success at South Texas College. We are delighted to announce the online ESAP Corporate version for HR professionals, trainers, and consultants.
We appreciate the early registrations for the 2011 Institute for Emotional Intelligence and the ideas being shared to make this the best conference yet. These enable us to do a better job of conference planning and to work more effectively with El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel staff and venue details. Our EI Leadership, Advisory and Working Group (EI LAW Group) continue to guide efforts to make the 2011 Institute for Emotional Intelligence the best ever! Thank you for your continuing support and leadership. Warmest personal regards. Rick Hammett Darwin Nelson Gary LowFour programs highlight the 2011 EI week schedule. Participate in all four or choose the program(s) most important to your personal/professional goals and interests.  February 21, 2011, 9am - 4pm: Life Style Type Indicator (LSTI) Seminar/Workshop with Darwin Nelson, Ph.D. LSTI is a positive and innovative approach to successful personality development and personal change. LSTI can be used effectively in a variety of ways for wellness, healthy personal change, and pathways to emotional intelligence. Please see the July Newsletter for much more information on this LSTI event!  February 22-23, 2011, 9am - 4pm: EI CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP.
An EI Certification Workshop for professionals interested in a more in-depth experience with our positive assessments and related learning material. A goal of the certification is for each person to understand the background, research, strengths and limitations of the assessments, as well learning best practice applications in higher education, K-12 education, business/organizational settings, and health/wellness/counseling.
The certification workshop is conducted through four modules and features participant experiences using our positive and research-derived life skills assessments. Certification participants may concentrate on the assessments that most interest them based on their application goals and interests. Positive assessments covered include: - Emotional Skills Assessment Process (ESAP) for education and educational programs in business.
- Personal Excellence Map (PEM) and PEM 360 for self and leadership development programs.
- Skills for Career and Life Effectiveness (SCALE) for mentoring, coaching, and organizational needs assessment.
The overall goal of the certification workshop is for professionals to have the knowledge and comfort to immediately begin using EILS learning material and integrated positive assessments.  February 24-25, 2011, 8:30am - 4:30pm: EI Conference with Higher Education, Business, Wellness/Counseling, and K-12 Education. Excellent presenters and programs emphasize the research and 'best practice' examples of EI assessments and interventions for teaching, mentoring, and coaching.  February 26, 2011, 9:00am - 4:00pm: Relationship Skills Map (RSM). A day with Dr. Nelson for wellness counselors, mental health, and other professionals interested in applying the positive self-assessment process designed to assist professionals in developing relational skills and outcomes with clients. Highlights of our EI Conference:
Feedback from EI Conference participants:
What an inspiring and informative conference experience. I've been refining my goals, and this conference was exactly what I needed. - Margaret Johnson Thank you so much for your hard work to make the EI symposium successful. I had a great time and met so many wonderful people. - Vince Amatuzzi Thank you for all your hard work putting on the EI Conference this year! I learned some great information. I am looking forward to next year! - Lauren Denver We will be using the Personal Excellence Map in our leadership development program and retreat ... . - David Worley, Ph.D. We are looking forward to seeing you at the 8th Annual Institute for Emotional Intelligence. Warmest personal regards. Darwin Gary Rick Darwin Nelson Gary Low Rick Hammett |
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The Transformation of South Texas College
by Terrance "Terry" Miller
This article recently appeared in the Fall 2010 CASP Newsletter and is reprinted here with the author's permission.
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As one of Texas' newest colleges, founded in 1993 to principally serve the populations of Starr and Hidalgo counties in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas College, commonly called STC, now serves 30,000 students. Most students are first generation first time in college Hispanics. They collectively represent a low socioeconomic population that until 1993 was educationally underserved. Today, STC is a thriving college with two baccalaureate programs and one more in progress. The college provides a stable environment with its founding president Dr. Shirley A. Reed continuing her nationally recognized leadership role. Our graduates traditionally move on to the University of Texas at Pan American in Edinburg, or to the University of Texas at Brownsville to complete their undergraduate degree. In November of 2006, at a teacher consortium held on South Padre Island, Terry Miller and his colleague Jorge Luis Botello, both instructors in STC's College Success Department in the Division of Developmental Studies met and listened to a presentation on using Emotional Intelligence in the college classroom by Drs. Gary Low and Darwin Nelson, Professors of Counseling and Educational Leadership at Texas A & M University Kingsville. That chance encounter led to the establishment of a strong, collaborative enduring relationship between Drs. Low and Nelson and STC. To date Miller and Botello along with College Success Department Chair Gardner "Spud" Reynolds have made numerous presentations at CASP, NADE, and annual EI conferences hosted by sponsoring colleges including STC. In addition, as certified EI Trainers, we have served 12 adjoining public school districts training their respective faculty and staff in using the principles of EI to improve student achievement and success. Institutionally, STC has led the way. Administrative leaders including our president have all completed Nelson and Low's two-day certification workshop. All faculty members of STC's Developmental Studies Division have done the same. Having 3 certified trainers at STC, a standardization process is underway to provide outside the region access to our model for those schools interested. The schools served thus far have been served on a case-by-case basis. A need for standardization is very apparent. Approximately 50% of our students take the College Success course, a requisite if the student is assigned to a developmental course. In the CS course the students all take the ESAP or Emotional Skills Assessment Process. This self-assessment was developed by Low and Nelson and serves as a pre- and post- self assessment instrument administered online. It has proven to be instrumental in bringing about increased student retention and achievement. We have collected data from the ESAP over the past 3 years and are very encouraged by the positive results. In conclusion, a chance encounter at a teacher's consortium nearly four years ago established a lasting bond between two renowned researchers, Drs. Gary Low and Darwin Nelson, and the entire community of South Texas College: a strong, mutually respectful relationship that continues today. Phone: (956) 973-7656  |
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The Online Emotional Skills Assessment Process - Corporate (ESAP-C)
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Several years ago we were approached by Francois Basili of HumaNext, LCC with a request to develop a shorter version of the ESAP for use in business environments throughout the U.S.A. and world. He also suggested a business model that was eventually adopted for distributing the new instrument online. One of Francois' requests was to connect the ESAP-C theoretically with the Goleman four-quadrant model for use in his training programs. The figure below, developed by Francios, illustrates the important connections. Note how the potential problem areas of Aggression, Deference, and Change Orientation may cause imbalance amongst the four quadrants.
The first step in developing the ESAP-C was to create a shorter instrument for corporate use. To accomplish this, ESAP data were needed for statistical analysis. The 213-item ESAP had been online since Fall 2006, so there was ample data readily available online. Utilizing the online data, principal component factor analysis was used to generate factor loading tables for each of the 13 ESAP scales. Factor loading tables conveniently arrange the assessment's items according to their contribution to the scale's measure. The factor loading tables provided an objective basis for selecting the items for the new, shorter instrument. The items for the new instrument were eventually selected and a new profile was created based on the new item descriptive statistics. With only 77 items, the new ESAP-C is the shortest of all the ESAP versions while retaining all 13 of the original ESAP scale measures. The new online ESAP-C also includes an extended profile report and provides more in-depth interpretation and information to assist in developing, strengthening, and enhancing your ESAP skills.
The ESAP-C sells online for $39.95 and there are easy ways for consultants and others working as EILS Associate Business Partners (ABP) to access and use ESAP-C with their clients. Individual instruments may be purchased by the end user with a credit card, or the ABP may make bulk purchases online for use in a corporate training type scenario. The ESAP-C positive assessment instrument and EI processes are presented during our annual certification workshop and will also be addressed in at least one of the conference programs during the 8th Annual Institute for EI. To learn more now about the online ESAP-C, please visit the instrument's website or contact Rick Hammett. |
Publications/Research with Nelson and Low's EI-centric Theory and Models
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 Research continues to build using Nelson and Low's positive assessments and person-centered learning models. With over 30 years of scholarly history, there is considerable work to share. The list below represents the works that we know of which have dealt directly with the education and transformative approach for positive self-assessment and personally meaningful learning (Nelson & Low, 1977-present).
Articles, Guides, Books
Cox, J. E. & Nelson, D. B. (Spring 2008). Quantifying
emotional intelligence: The relationship between thinking patterns ad
emotional skills. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development, 47(1), 9-25.
Hammett, R.D., Nelson, D. B., & Low, G. R. (2007). Personal excellence map (PEM) interpretation and intervention guide. [Technical Manual]. Corpus Christi, TX: Emotional Intelligence Learning Systems, Inc.
Low, G. R. (2000). Quantifying emotional intelligence: Positive contributions of the emotional mind. Annual faculty lecture. Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Low, G. R. & Nelson, D. B. (Spring 2004). Emotional
intelligence: Effectively bridging the gap between high school and
college. Texas Study of Secondary Education, 13(2). The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.
Low,
G. R. & Nelson, D. B. (Spring 2005). Emotional intelligence: The
role of transformative learning in academic excellence. Texas Study of Secondary
Education, 14(2). The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.
Nelson, D. B & Low, G. R. (2006). Emotional intelligence and college success: A research-based assessment and intervention model. In J. Cassidy, A.Martinez, & C. Swift (Eds.), Supporting Student Success (4, pp. 237-247). Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Nelson, D. B. & Low, G. R. (Spring 2008). Helping at-risk adolescents succeed: An EI Centric Model. Texas Study of Secondary Education, 17(2). The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.
Nelson, D. (2006). Personal excellence: A new paradigm for gifted education. In Y. S. Freeman, D. E. Freeman, & R. Ramirez (Eds.), Diverse learners in the mainstream classroom: Strategies for supporting all students across content areas. (1, pp. 101-117). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Nelson, D. & Low, G. & Ellis, R. (Winter 2007). Emotional intelligence: A transformative theory and applied model of positive personal change. Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, 10(4), 30-35.
Nelson, D., Low, G., & Vela, R. (2003). Emotional skills assessment process (ESAP) interpretation and intervention guide. [Technical Manual]. Corpus Christi, TX: Emotional Intelligence Learning Systems, Inc.
Sen, A., Nelson, D., & Surya, R.A. (2009). Fuelling Success: How emotional intelligence helped HPCL and its employees to grow. Book World Enterprises: Mumbai, India.
Nelson, D. B. & Low, G. R. (2011). Emotional intelligence: Achieving academic and career excellence (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Nelson, D. B. & Low, G. R. (2011). Emotional intelligence:
Achieving academic and career excellence (2nd ed.). Instructor's Guide. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Education. Also available online <http://www.tamuk.edu/edu/kwei000/>.
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