1. 1. Social Intelligence The promotion of public health through social intelligence training
2. 2. Social Intelligence Alex J. Zautra, Carmen Ecija Gallardo, Lilian Velasco & Eva K. Zautra
3. 3. Successfully navigating the world around you Shift in sense of self in relation to others Social intelligence
4. 4. Consequences of lack of SI Disengagement Disconnection Disregard for others
5. 5. Disconnection Loneliness is the inability to connect with other people 15% to 30% of Americans are lonely every day 24% of Americans have NO ONE to talk to 80% of crisis center callers are lonely
6. 6. I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective. 34% drop I often have tender concerned feeling for people less fortunate than me. 48% drop Disengagement
7. 7. Disregard of others
8. 8. SI Principles
9. 9. No one thinks exactly like you... Its simply impossible See how others see the world
10. 10. Your job is to figure out how others see it Everyone sees the same thing differently
11. 11. The ability to toggle back and forth between your perspective and their perspective is the greatest skill you can achieve.
12. 12. Most of what all humans say, do, and think stems from automatic brain processing This means that we are not aware of what we are saying, doing and thinking. Some automatic behaviors are unique to the individual. Some automatic behaviors are common to all human. Understand the automatic brain
13. 13. Human automatic behaviors
14. 14. First determine whether the other persons behavior was automatic, or was intentional. Interpreting and reacting to others
15. 15. Individual automatic behaviors Each of us thinks and behaves automatically based on our upbringing and experiences.
16. 16. Changing your own automatic behavior Becoming aware of your automatic behavior allows you to change course, should you choose to.
17. 17. View others as humans
18. 18. Understand that SI is a choice You make the choice every time you interact with someone else
19. 19. Key SI Modules Module 1 Neuroplasticity From birth to death, our brains are constantly changing based on the world around us. Module 2 Unconscious thought and action How the social brain processes information about ourselves and others Module 3 Mind Reading Empathy and perspective-taking: Learning the feelings and thoughts of another. Module 4 THEM In-group, out-group biases and how best to intelligently approach these biases.
20. 20. Key SI Modules Module 5 Face-to-face conversations The ebb and flow of smooth social interactions, and the importance of getting outside of our own heads and genuinely connect with others. Module 6 The Past Our early childhood experiences form working models of how to do relationships. Module 7 The Future Becoming aware of a new, more fulfilling social identify.
21. 21. Social Intelligence Program Evaluation - 2013 Universidad Ray Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain Dr. Carmen Ecija Gallardo, Principal Investigator Study Method University Students : Ages 17-21 N = 268 4 month program
22. 22. Attachment SECURE: I find it easy to become close friends with other people. I trust them and I am comfortable depending on them. I do not worry about being abandoned or about another person becoming too close a friend with me. INSECURE: AVOIDANT I am uncomfortable to be close friends with other people. I find it difficult to trust them completely, difficult to depend on them. I get nervous when another person wants to become close friends with me. Friends often come closer to me than I want them to. INSECURE: ANXIOUS I often find that other people do not want to get as close as I would like them to be. I am often worried that my closest friend(s) doesnt really like me and wants to end our friendship. I prefer to do everything together with my closest friend(s). However, this desire sometimes scares other people away.
23. 23. Both securely and insecurely attached improved in Self-Monitoring Securely Attached Insecurely Attached 4 month intervention
24. 24. Both securely and insecurely attached improved in Sensitivity to Others Securely Attached Insecurely Attached 4 months intervention
25. 25. Both securely and insecurely attached increased in Self-Acceptance 4 months intervention Securely Attached Insecurely Attached
26. 26. Insecurely attached showed the most improvement in identifying and describing emotions Securely Attached Insecurely Attached 4 month intervention Alexithymia is the inability to identify and describe emotions
27. 27. Securely Attached Insecurely Attached Both securely and insecurely attached increased in Self-Efficacy 4 month intervention
28. 28. Both securely and insecurely attached increased in Emotional Intelligence 4 month intervention Securely Attached Insecurely Attached
29. 29. Securely Attached Insecurely Attached 4 month intervention Insecurely attached showed the most improvement in Purpose of Life
30. 30. Both securely and insecurely attached improved in overall Social Intelligence 4 month intervention Securely Attached Insecurely Attached
31. 31. Both securely and insecurely attached reported greater Well-Being 4 month intervention Securely Attached Insecurely Attached
32. 32. SI Training Target Populations Public Policy Corrections Veterans Parenting Schools Workplace
33. 33. Early Life Adversity Social Intelligence Intervention Social Relationship Mental and Physical Health Childhood Midlife Social Relationships Mental and Physical Health Post- Intervention Personality, Genetic risk Reversing the Impact of Early Life Adversity on Mental & Physical Health
34. 34. Organization culture change to person- centered care
35. 35. New worldview Social intelligence is a form of expertise developed through experience and thoughtful reflection about ourselves, combined with a greater understanding of our own social world. It allows us to change, fundamentally, from self-centered, isolated individuals to aware, socially connected human beings,
36. 36. Lesson 4, Topic 8
37. 37. Alex and Eva Zautra Social Intelligence Institute Phoenix, Arizona USA SocialIntelligenceInstitute.org 480-205-6036