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way we feel and express. Learning EI starts with gaining insight into which aspect of EI someone should
work on. Some may have solid social skills but lack in self-regulation while others may be high on
motivation but poor in self-regulation. The learning process begins with the knowledge of which aspect
of EI to develop first.
A way to know where we stand in EI terms as individuals is by taking the EI tests which are widely
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available online. Positive Phycology provides here a detailed listing and categorization of such tests
and this can be also useful in Action Planning for marginalized people.

A quick pick from this resource is the following list:
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1. Emotional Intelligence Test (2019). Psychology Today. Access here .
2. Test your EI Free EQ quiz (2018). Institute for Health and Human Potential. Access here .
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3. How Emotionally Intelligent are You? Boosting Your People Skills (2019). Mind Tools. Access
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here .
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4. Emotional Intelligence Test (2019). Psych Tests. Access here .
5. Emotional Intelligence Test Free – EQ Test Free Online (2019). Alpha High IQ Society. Access
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here .
6. How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? (2017). My Frameworks. Access here .
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Training

The assessment from the previous phase will provide the areas we should focus on for self-
improvement. Then there are numerous resources, educational institutions, consulting agencies (to
name a few) that provide a wealth of knowledge and practical guides for anyone to enhance their
competences and address their deficiencies in all kinds of formats (online courses, masterclasses, face-
to-face workshops, seminars etc.).

The above training should not only address the areas someone feels (or measures) they have
weaknesses. It should also address the expected needs, the deficiencies and the problems they will
most probably face with a certain audience.

As we said before we can categorize the adult educators for marginalized people in the broader
category of social workers where research proves that interventions in enhancing emotional
intelligence in them can be especially effective.

Social workers have some of the most difficult situations, challenging interactions, and heavy
emotional labor of all professions to face. EI/EQ can be applied to improve one’s skills and abilities in
five core social work tasks:
1. Engagement of users/clients
2. Assessment and observation

3 https://positivepsychology.com/emotional-intelligence-tests/
4 https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/tests/personality/emotional-intelligence-test
5 https://www.ihhp.com/free-eq-quiz/
6 https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ei-quiz.htm
7 https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3979
8 https://www.iq-test.net/eq-test.html
9 http://www.myframeworks.org/testmyeq/