• PMD: 2,4
• Cost: Included in Registration
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Poster Session 7: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

1. gain a better understanding of implementing this novel teacher mentorship intervention in their schools;
2. receive resources to help them identify stressed teachers;
3. incorporate stress management components in mentorship interventions; and
4. understand the barriers to implementing this intervention and discuss practical solutions.

Description

Teaching can be an isolating profession. Our session will describe a novel mentorship program designed for junior teachers to reduce teacher’s stress and improve their sense of self-efficacy.

Presenter(s)

Cagla Cobek, University of Southern Mississippi
Crystal N. Taylor, Appalachian State University