Everyday Self-Care for Educators

<p>If you’re an educator experiencing burnout compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma this book will help you embrace tangible self-care practices to improve your well-being both in and out of the classroom. Using the framework of the window of capacity—the zone of the nervous system arousal in which a person is able to function most effectively—the authors illustrate not only the why of self-care but also the how. Chapters explore how stress at school impacts personal life the way teacher self-care benefits students and ways in which schools can implement and support well-being. The book includes a variety of tips and interactive activities to help you identify your own needs and implement helpful practices. You’ll leave with a toolbox of information and simple practices to effectively advocate for your well-being in educational spaces and beyond.</p>