Staying Mentally Healthy During Your Teaching Career

Author : Samuel Stones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1913063089
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Staying Mentally Healthy During Your Teaching Career written by Samuel Stones and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mental health of teachers in school is just as important as the well-being of the pupils they support. Recent research reveals some alarming statistics, including that 74% of teachers are unable to relax and have a poor work-life balance. This book examines a range of relevant issues including workload, managing behaviour, developing resilience and managing professional relationships in order to address some of these concerns and provide comprehensive guidance and workable, evidence-informed strategies to support all those teaching in schools and colleges.

Author : Hilary Cooper
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529786797
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professional Studies in Primary Education written by Hilary Cooper and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook gives you a broad overview of everything you will need to know to prepare for your initial teacher training and future career in the classroom. Covering practical issues including planning and assessment, and thought-provoking topics such as reflecting on your practice and developing critical thinking skills, this textbook provides you with an insightful exploration of the realities of teaching in primary schools. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised and includes five new chapters on: · Teacher wellbeing · The Early Career Framework (ECF) · Digital literacy and primary schools after the pandemic · Growth mindset, dialogue and P4C · Learning outside the classroom This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including university-based (PGCE, BEd, BA with QTS), and schools-based (School Direct, SCITT, Teach First) routes into teaching. Hilary Cooper is Professor Emeritus of History and Pedagogy at the University of Cumbria. Sally Elton-Chalcraft is Professor of Social Justice in Education and also the Director of the Learning Education and Development Research centre in the Institute of Education at the University of Cumbria.

Author : Alfred S. Alschuler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teacher Burnout written by Alfred S. Alschuler and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet presents articles that deal with identifying signs of stress and methods of reducing work-related stressors. An introductory article gives a summary of the causes, consequences, and cures of teacher stress and burnout. In articles on recognizing signs of stress, "Type A" and "Type B" personalities are examined, with implications for stressful behavior related to each type, and a case history of a teacher who was beaten by a student is given. Methods of overcoming job-related stress are suggested in eight articles: (1) "How Some Teachers Avoid Burnout"; (2) "The Nibble Method of Overcoming Stress"; (3) "Twenty Ways I Save Time"; (4) "How To Bring Forth The Relaxation Response"; (5) "How To Draw Vitality From Stress"; (6) "Six Steps to a Positive Addiction"; (7)"Positive Denial: The Case For Not Facing Reality"; and (8) "Conquering Common Stressors". A workshop guide is offered for reducing and preventing teacher burnout by establishing support groups, reducing stressors, changing perceptions of stressors, and improving coping abilities. Workshop roles of initiator, facilitator, and members are discussed. An annotated bibliography of twelve books about stress is included. (FG)

Author : Sally Price
Publisher : Critical Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1913063003
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Mental Well-being and Self-care written by Sally Price and published by Critical Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers provide accessible, carefully researched, quick-reads for early career teachers, covering the key topics they will encounter during their training year and first two years of teaching. They complement and are fully in line with the new Early Career Framework and are intended to assist ongoing professional development by bringing together current information and thinking on each area in one convenient place. This title on Mental Well-being and Self-care explores these increasingly significant issues for those training to teach or in the early stages of their teaching career. It draws upon a new body of evidence-based knowledge and an emerging lexicon which fosters and supports mentally healthy routines as teaching practice develops. Critical but also practical, the text guides the reader through research-based concepts and reflective tasks central to positive mental health and well-being, supporting early career teachers as they develop their teaching skills and techniques.

Author : Michael Hass
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000552195
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supporting Student Mental Health written by Michael Hass and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supporting Student Mental Health is a guide to the basics of identifying and supporting students with mental health challenges. It’s no secret that your responsibilities as a teacher go beyond academic achievement. You cover key socioemotional competencies in your classrooms, too. This book is full of accessible and appropriate strategies for responding to students’ mental health needs, such as relationship-building, behavioral observation, questioning techniques, community resources, and more. The authors’ public health, prevention science, and restorative practice perspectives will leave you ready to run a classroom that meets the needs of the whole child while ensuring your own well-being on the job.

Author : Tonya Christman Balch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951075118
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Great Mental Health Professional-teacher Teams written by Tonya Christman Balch and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Student success and well-being are the goals of all school staff, whether they are teachers or human services professionals such as counselors, psychologists, or social workers. Building Great Mental Health Professional-Teacher Teams examines how all educators can work together for maximum positive impact on students while making the most of the disciplinary orientation and strengths of each team member. With a focus on overcoming challenging situations and helping students who face adverse childhood experiences, this book provides a sound overview of many issues teams may encounter, from behavior issues to poverty and trauma, and guides readers to a thorough understanding of these problems, their causes, and potential solutions. Providing practical advice for the strategic implementation of action plans to support student success, Building Great Human Services Professional-Teacher Teams informs readers how to navigate inter-group tensions and achieve the shared goal of a school culture that fosters respect, involvement, and growth for all"--

Author : Doris F. Chang
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040043321
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Careers in Mental Health for BIPOC written by Doris F. Chang and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-07-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides targeted advice to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the mental health professions on how to navigate, resist, and transform institutions and policies that were not designed for them. A diverse team of BIPOC leaders reveal their experiences of race-related stress and how they draw on cultural strengths and anti-oppressive frameworks to create more inclusive, equitable, and culturally affirming approaches to mental health training, research, and practice. This book illustrates how it is possible for BIPOC students and professionals to have a career that is more sustainable, allows authenticity to emerge, and sparks transformative change in clients, students, organizations, and society. It addresses the unique professional development needs of BIPOC individuals across different career stages and professional roles. Covering topics such as how to respond to microaggressions from patients, become a media contributor, or step into organizational leadership, each core chapter includes a discussion of the pertinent literature, culturally grounded theories, personal reflections, and actionable strategies for community healing and social change. This essential guide will inspire trainees, practitioners, educators, and administrators in the fields of social work, psychology, counseling, psychiatry, education, and public health, to envision a path toward a more culturally affirming and transformative career. The introduction, chapter 1, and chapter 25 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDF’s at http://www.taylorfrancis.com.

Author : Victoria Hewett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429951620
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making it as a Teacher written by Victoria Hewett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching is a delightfully rewarding, wonderfully enlightening and diverse career. Yet, at present, teacher recruitment and retention are in crisis, with some of the most at risk of leaving the profession being those in their early years of teaching. Making it as a Teacher offers a variety of tips, anecdotes, real-life examples and practical advice to help new teachers survive and thrive through the first 5 years of teaching, from the first-hand experiences of a teacher and middle leader. Divided into thematic sections, Making It, Surviving and Thriving, the book explores the issues and challenges teachers may face, including: Lesson planning, marking and feedback Behaviour and classroom management Work-life balance Progression, CPD and networking With the voices of teaching professionals woven throughout, this is essential reading for new teachers, those undertaking initial teacher training, QT mentors and other teaching staff that support new teachers in the early stages of their career.

Author : Tina Boogren
Publisher : Solution Tree
ISBN 13 : 9781949539271
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 180 Days of Self-care for Busy Educators written by Tina Boogren and published by Solution Tree. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides educators with a thirty-six week program of daily self-care strategies and techniques, each corresponding with a week of the school year. Weekly themes range from creativity and inspiration to relationships and time management for teachers and administrators.

Author : Alison Waterhouse
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000171558
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wellbeing Champions: A Complete Toolkit for Schools written by Alison Waterhouse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wellbeing Champions is a practical toolkit designed to support primary and secondary schools working with children to co-create a group of Wellbeing Champions. Full of detailed resources to support both the recruitment and training of children and young people to support others in their school settings, this book has been carefully created to ensure that emotions, self-care, resilience, communication and support systems are considered in order to promote and support positive mental health and wellbeing throughout the school setting. Containing ideas for specific training as well as considering a whole school approach, the resources and tools have been designed to support practitioners, teachers, children and young people to find out what their school does well and to identify areas for development. With a wealth of photocopiable resources, including supervision and training sessions, risk assessments, application forms, feedback forms and certificates, this book offers: all the practical resources needed to recruit and interview children and young people for the role, including an outline job description and personal specifications a manual that enables teachers to recruit, train and develop the role of Wellbeing Champions within their school support to teachers and Wellbeing Champions to develop the role needed within their school easy-to-follow, user-friendly sections that can be easily adapted lessons and activities that support the Wellbeing Champions and help them understand their role and develop the knowledge and skills to support other young people Packed full of activities to help promote and support social and emotional skills development and positive mental health and wellbeing within schools at KS2, KS3 and KS4, Wellbeing Champions is the ideal resource for teachers and practitioners, focused on pastoral development, mental health and wellbeing and social and emotional development in children and young people.