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Improving Wellness in the School Community
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Improving Wellness in the School Community
Meet the Author: Dawn Summerfield
Introduction to Wellness
Teacher Wellness
Self-Care is Essential
Strategies for Teacher Wellness
Create Your Wellness Plan: Where to Start?
Causes and Impact of Stress
Understanding Stress
Different Types of Stress
Strategies and Resources to Reduce Stress
Communication and Relationships
Strong Student and Teacher Relationships
General Wellness of the School Community
Wellness Strategies
Wellness Resources
Executive Functioning
The Importance of Executive Functioning
Resources for Executive Functioning
Common Struggles & Possible Strategies
Final Thoughts
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Strategies and Resources to Reduce Stress
There are many different strategies to support stress reduction. Here are a few to try!

Managing Stress

Managing stress is a lot like learning a new skill, you have to find the strategies that work for you and practice. Sometimes they might feel challenging, uncomfortable or out of the norm. The key is to try a strategy out a few times.
Here is a list of strategies that can make a difference in managing your stress:
    Adopt a healthier lifestyle Incorporate wellness activities into your day
    Name the stressor (make a list of the things that cause you stress and then divide them into things you can control and things you can not control)
    Create a routine
    Take back some control Build relationships Improve your executive functioning skills
this is an excellent visual of the weight that carrying around stress can have on a person
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What are your stressors? How can you use one of the strategies shared to manage that stress?

Alleviate School Based Stress

What Schools can do to Alleviate School Based Stress
    Manage workload pressures
    Support Wellness programs
    Create strong induction and mentoring programs
    Embed mindfulness practices into the daily routines of the school
    Implement organisational changes that improve wellness
    Build workplace relationships
    Teach wellness strategies and stress reduction techniques
    Teach students how to communicate and build relationships with teachers
    Focus on improving executive functioning in students and teachers

Additional Resources

Stress Management for Educators | Greater Good In Education
Greater Good In Education
Strategies for educators who are looking to reduce their stress.
What is Stress? Reasons Behind Stress
thrive
Provides clear explanations of what stress is.
Managing Anxiety Around COVID-19
RULER Approach
This resource is from RULER, out of Yale University. RULER is an approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) that teaches emotional intelligence to people of all ages, with the goal of creating a healthier, more equitable, innovative, and compassionate society. The article shares tips for you and your school community to manage anxiety around COVID-19. These tips include be aware of your own emotions and focus on the facts.
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