Students and Staff of the Presbyterian University College main campus (Okwahu Campus) have been introduced to emotional intelligence. This is part of introductory lecture arrangement in collaboration with Addison International Center for Emotional Intelligence the Nation’s premier emotional intelligence consulting agency. The aim is to equip both staff and student with the ability and discipline of looking inside themselves, to tap into their capability for harnessing their emotions and managing their resilience and wellbeing.
The master trainer, James Kwesi Addison assisted participants to develop a process for looking inside and understanding themselves much better to enable them monitor their emotional responses and analyse how emotions are shaping their thoughts and behaviours during real-life situations they encounter, and much more.
In a closing remarks, the Registrar Mrs. Mary Abena Agyepong reiterated the fact that since emotions are involved in everything that a person does which includes distressing emotions, then how we respond to distressing emotions should be a big concern for all institutions of learning and development. She was therefore extremely happy that the University has identified this gap and is now taking steps to help both staff and students to build emotional strength.
In a post reflective session the Vice –President, Professor Frank S. Arku described the seminar as needful and timely and called for a sustenance of such seminars to ensure workplace emotional safety of staff to enhance productivity and get students well prepared for the real life situations that awaits them after academics.
In a similar reaction, the Dean of Students, Dr. John Adu Kumi was particular excited that students will be able to use the emotional intelligence and its competencies’ and tools to build their mental resilience. He was thankful that the session was practical, engaging and more importantly impactful.
In a post interview, Mr. James Kwesi Addison, re-affirm his commitment on behalf Addison International Center for Emotional Intelligence with reference to capacity and resources needed to establish a ‘ a whole student’ educational development approach which will build measurable emotional resilience, alongside enriching existing intellectual, physical and spiritual development of the Presbyterian University College, Ghana. James further hinted how such valuable life skill is not limited to managing oneself and relationship only but also how it influences effectiveness, quality of life and wellbeing and productivity.
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