S.L. 327.355 Art. 2

The aim of the Centre is to develop and promote the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional health, well-being and resilience in children and young persons, providing a regional research base for the advancement of children and young people’s healthy development and resilience. It follows the establishment of a European network for researchers and practitioners working in the area of social and emotional competence (ENSEC) and the Centre will act as a regional base for ENSEC in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. The main goals of the Centre include the following:

(a) to establish collaborative partnerships with local, European and international researchers and practitioners in the promotion of socio-emotional health and resilience in children and young persons;

(b) to conduct and publish local, European and international research in the promotion of social and emotional health and resilience and in the prevention of social, emotional and behaviour difficulties in school children and young persons;

(c) to develop and promote empirically-grounded and theoretically-sound intervention and prevention strategies in socio-emotional health and resilience in children and young persons;

(d) to disseminate knowledge and promote learning and teaching about best practices and relevant research in socio-emotional health and resilience;

(e) to provide consultation and engage in developmental work in various educational, clinical and social settings in the promotion of socio-emotional health and resilience and the prevention of social, emotional and behaviour difficulties in children and young people;

(f) to provide education and training, including postgraduate programmes of study, to practitioners, educators and other prospective candidates at local, national and cross-European levels; and

(g) to serve as a local and regional base for the European Network in Social and Emotional Competence.