BrainWise

Overview

In order to succeed in today’s world, everyone must possess the social, emotional, and critical thinking skills necessary to analyze and respond to ever-more complex situations and to recognize, understand, and appropriately manage their own emotions. Learning how to control impulsive behavior, accurately identify choices, assess the consequences of actions, and make responsible decisions is what BrainWise is all about.

Educators, parents, counselors, social workers, health professionals, managers, ministers, and others interested in teaching these skills use BrainWise because they know the program’s evidence-based approach works.

Using the latest understanding of how the brain learns, BrainWise takes complex cognitive concepts and presents them in a concrete, comprehensive, and culturally relevant format that is flexible enough to blend into any school or program.

BrainWise is being taught to children, teens, and adults in rural villages in Alaska, India, and China, as well as in schools and agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada and 18 other countries. Its social, emotional, and critical thinking skills are being field tested, taught, texted and integrated interactively online. BrainWise partners include inner-city schools, universities, social service agencies, mental health providers, school districts, justice programs, and health workers. This wide and diverse acceptance and use of the BrainWise Program validates the valuable outcomes of teaching individuals skills that help them control emotions, process problems, and respond responsibly.

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