Find out why, and how emotional intelligence drives your success

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  • 3 Parts with 4 tutorials

    Each part of this course includes 20 - 30 minute tutorials designed to weave key understandings together. This course builds professional knowledge towards implementing an action plan.

  • 6 videos to inspire

    These videos bring new meaning to understanding your emotions, self-regulation and wellbeing to be your professional best. They will also support you to model self-regulation strategies with children.

  • Printable resources and course workbook

    Gain access to loads of printable resources to use and to deepen your professsional knowledge. Use your course workbook to reflect and jot down your new ideas as you work through each part of the course.

Course curriculum

    1. Meet Chrissy, your course facilitator

    2. Online course AGREEMENT OF USE

    3. Before you begin - SHORT SURVEY

    1. PRINTABLE course workbook - for your personal notes & reflection using resources and tutorials

    2. RECOMMENDED READING: Planning for Wellbeing: mine, yours, ours

    3. Recommended Resources - website links and videos

    1. TUTORIAL 1: The impact of emotional intelligence

    2. Video: Wellbeing - Phoenix Cups Overview, by Sandi Phoenix

    3. Printable: The Phoenix Cups - Cup filling plan

    4. Printable: The Phoenix Cups - Fills and empties activity sheets

    5. Video: Understanding mental health - Meet the animals that live in your brain

    6. TUTORIAL 2: Emotional intelligence and the brain, by Andrea Isitt

    7. Video: Recognising emotions and self regulation strategies, by Holly Allen

    8. Printable: Do you Magnify = CHAOS or Meet = CALM Behaviour?

    9. Video: Take 5 calming technique - Stop, Drop & Anchor, by Holly Allen

    10. Video: Emotional wellbeing and your SLEEP routine, by Holly Allen

    11. Part 1 Learning Check

    1. TUTORIAL 3: Recognising the emotional intelligence in others

    2. Printable: List of core emotions, Brene Brown

    3. Video: Daniel Goleman Introduces emotional intelligence

    4. The emotional competence framework (pg 5 extract, from review of 'Working with emotional intelligence' by D Goleman)

    5. Part 2 Learning Check

    1. TUTORIAL 4: Promoting emotional intelligence in strength-based teams

    2. Printable: Strategies for healthy workplaces - Action Plan

    3. Part 3 Learning Check

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About this course

  • $47.00
  • 27 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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Course reviews

What educators and leaders say about this course

  • "This course contained a range of information helpful to developing one's emotional intelligence, both personally and professionally. One of the best courses on emotional Intelligence that I have done. Highly recommended." | Lisa Collins

  • "Lovely course to spark reflective thinking and gain insight into the 'why' with my own reactions and how I can improve within myself, but also my team." | Carissa Fraser

  • "Extremely helpful, I feel as though I have so much more knowledge on the topic and I can now assist my fellow educators." | Ellie Pugh-Jones

  • "First Door has helped me better understand emotional intelligence with myself and others, its a big step to better understanding how our minds work in the workplace." | Gabrielle O'Sullivan

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Course Facilitator and Contributors

Course facilitator Chrissy Foreman

Chrissy is a passionate, creative and qualified early childhood educator with over 20 years experience working with children, families, educators and stakeholders. She has worked in the capacity of educator, group leader, educational leader, assistant director, director, educational consultant and early childhood trainer and assessor, spanning her entire career.

Chrissy comes with a vastly knowledgeable, hands-on approach to facilitating professional learning, and is qualified with a Certificate lV in Training and Assessment. She has a strong focus on emotional wellbeing, developing enriching environments and inspiring collaborative change in teams. Chrissy is a professional artist, and has also gained qualifications in visual art and art therapy.

Course contributor Holly Allen

Holly’s connection with First Door started in 2016, when she enrolled to complete her Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. Since then, Holly has gained experience as a qualified educator, inclusion support educator, and in a leadership role as an OHSC coordinator.

Alongside working with First Door in our Customer Development role, Holly facilitates wellbeing retreats and workshops specialising in Emotional Wellness and supporting our emotions naturally. Holly has also self published her first book in 2020, 'Essentially You: An Emotional Handbook'. This provides an in depth look at our emotions and how we can support wellbeing with a range of coping strategies and breathing techniques.

Course creator and facilitator Andrea Isitt

Andrea commenced studying early childhood development over 30 years ago, and this started a career focused on achieving best outcomes for children in Early Childhood. After several years working as a qualified educator and leader, Andrea co-founded First Door in 2012. Her passion as Company Director is driven by her desire to promote exceptional education and care for children.

Andrea promotes respectful practice that nurtures emotional security and a natural childhood. She is an avid researcher and shares views from Dr. Emmi Pikler and many leading Early Childhood theorists, play and learning ambassadors, and from current neuroscience research. Andrea has been influenced by her experience of Early Childhood Education in New Zealand, and by visiting Bush Kindys and Forest Kindergartens in Norway, California and Australia.

Emotional intelligence: Team learning package

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