Adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds face several obstacles that impede their social, emotional,and cognitive development (Young &Widom, 2014). They are unable to handle relationships, manage emotions, and have a negative impact on the adolescent's success and later life. This can be addressed through social emotional learning (SEL), which is defined as the process of acquiring core competencies such as recognising and managing emotions, appreciating other perspectives, maintaining positive relationships and making responsible decisions constructively (Elias et al.,1997).

Social and emotional learning, disadvantaged backgrounds, adolescents