Introduction

Emotional intelligence is considered one of the essential skills individuals need to achieve success in various areas of their lives. It represents the ability to recognize and understand emotions, as well as effectively manage these emotions, whether they pertain to ourselves or others. Emotional intelligence is a key factor in enhancing human relationships, improving performance in work environments, and developing the ability to cope with challenges and the pressures of life.

The Emotional Intelligence course aims to equip participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to develop their skills in this area. By understanding the principles of emotional intelligence, participants will learn how to improve their communication with others, motivate themselves and others, and effectively manage emotions, leading to enhanced personal and professional relationships.

Objectives

• To help participants understand the concept of emotional intelligence and its importance, along with the reasons that make it a vital skill, and how to use it effectively in their daily lives.
• To familiarize participants with the main components of emotional intelligence, understand how they work, and how they can be built and developed to enhance personal effectiveness.
• To teach participants how to use emotions and emotional information in effective and meaningful ways that enhance the quality of communication and relationships.
• To have participants explore certain capabilities and emotional potentials that can be developed, assisting them in enhancing their personal skills.
• To enable participants to assess their level of emotional intelligence through a series of activities designed to highlight strengths and areas that need improvement.
• To help participants recognize the practical steps that can be taken to continuously develop emotional intelligence.
• To guide participants in creating personal action plans aimed at raising their level of emotional intelligence over the coming weeks and in the long term.

Topics

1- Understanding the Role of Emotion in Intelligence and the Role of Intelligence in Emotion:

• Introduction to Emotional Intelligence.
• What is Emotional Intelligence?
• Developing the learner's understanding of emotions.
• Practical applications through understanding models of emotional intelligence.
• Building and developing emotional intelligence.

2- Critical Thinking as an Element of Emotional Intelligence:

• Critical thinking.

3- Mindfulness in Practice:

• Applying mindfulness in realistic ways that are characterized by both emotion and intelligence.
• Working with mindfulness.

4- Self-Respect:

• The ability to respect and accept oneself, loving oneself as one is.
• Self-awareness and self-respect.

5- Self-Awareness:

• The ability to recognize one's own emotions and their impact on oneself and others around them.
• Self-awareness of emotions.

6- Self-Actualization:

• The individual's ability to make the best use of their potential and capabilities in order to live a life characterized by richness and meaning: self-actualization.