Review
''Dr. Saenz's experience working with students and staff makes this book a very powerful tool for all educators. This book validates how social and emotional learning impacts school cultures and positively impacts academics in the process. Emotional intelligence is an essential component of education...of life!'' -- --Orlando Farias, Principal, Mission Collegiate High School, The Mission Consolidated School District
''Kudos to Dr. Adam Saenz for laying the groundwork for best practices in Social and Emotional Learning! As educators, we often focus our work on improving instruction in order to meet standardized testing expectations but fall short in addressing this critical area. Now more than ever, we must provide social and emotional learning as statistics continue to show that mental health concerns are clearly on the rise in our younger children. The EQ Intervention goes beyond school safety and emphasizes why we must prepare our youth to handle the adversities of life. Simply put, our children's lives depend on social emotional learning. Thank you, Adam, for always being a ''Life Giver.'' Your insight and kindness never cease to amaze me.'' -- --Diana Otero, Ph.D., Director of Special Services, The Ysleta Independent School District
''In The EQ Intervention, school psychologist Adam Saenz offers teachers practical Social and Emotional Learning Skills that will help them maintain effective relationships with every student, every day.'' -- --Todd Whitaker, Ph.D.; Distinguished Adjunct Professor, College of Education, University of Missouri; author of What Great Teachers Do Differently
About the Author
Dr. Adam Sáenz earned his Ph.D. in School Psychology from Texas A&M University as a United States Department of Education doctoral fellow. He completed his predoctoral clinical training under a fellowship appointment to Harvard Medical School, and he has a postdoctorate in clinical psychology from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Sáenz also earned a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Graduate Theological Foundation with residency at Christ Church college of Oxford University.
He currently serves as the clinical director of the Oakwood Collaborative, the counseling and assessment clinic he founded in 2003, and he consults with school districts, businesses and non-profit organizations across the United States. Dr. Sáenz and his wife, Kim, have been married 24 years, and they have four teenagers: Alisa, Mya, Isaiah, and Andrew.
