PO172: A District-Level Mindfulness Initiative to Improve Teacher Efficacy and Well-Being

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

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe research that supports the implementation of mindfulness-based professional development for teachers;
  2. describe the core components of one district’s locally developed mindfulness initiative; and
  3. identify multiple ways school psychology practitioners can contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of local mindfulness programming.

Description

Learning mindfulness and stress-reduction strategies can increase teachers’ efficacy and improve classroom climate and instruction. Explore one district’s mindfulness-based initiative, its impacts, and potential roles for school psychologists.

Presenter(s)

Jhanelle Adams, Georgia State University
Andrew T. Roach, Georgia State University
Chavez M. Phelps, Georgia State University
Emily Graybill, Georgia State University

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