To develop your self-care plan, you will identify what you value and need as part of your day-to-day life (maintenance self-care) and the strategies you can employ when or if you face a crisis along the way (emergency self-care). This website has lots of information on caring for ourselves in high-stress jobs, including a self-care plan template you can download.
This site houses a compilation of resources that are referenced in the Cultural Inclusiveness and Equity WISE online course, which is a 3-part training package that includes a free self-paced online course, video library featuring practicing teachers and students, comprehensive resource collection and website for K-12 educators on mental health literacy. Resources include topics such as understanding and supporting students experiencing adversity, the impact of trauma and adversity on learning behavior, and classroom strategies to support students.
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This brief article outlines seven concrete ways to create a school environment in which youth of color know they belong.
A comprehensive toolkit to help guide schools through the process of planning and designing spaces in schools that can be uased for peacemaking, calming centers and restorative practices.
Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools helps school leaders make sense of the various evidence-based resources and frameworks designed to support the whole child. Addressing critical topics like restorative practices, cultural responsiveness, social and emotional learning, and family engagement, this volume offers insights on how leaders can leverage school-based teams to assess student needs and select appropriate interventions. Chapters include: building capacity of staff to lead and implement their work with passion, enthusiasm, and efficiency; engaging the strengths of all school stakeholders; implementing strong foundational supports which address diverse student and educator needs; and monitoring implementation efforts using evidence from improvement science.Spanish version availble.
The Community Resilience (CR) Framework bridges cross-disciplinary research in social determinants, early childhood development, neurobiology, and disaster preparedness and response to analyze the complex interactions between public systems, policies, and community outcomes.
In efforts to build resilience in our students, this organziation advocates for examining our capacity personally and professionally to model that which we strive to build. This toolkit explores the protective factors that build and maintain compassion resilience. toolkit will explore the protective factors that build and maintain compassion resilience.
Safe Supportive Schools promote well-being and equity for all school staff and students by implementing comprehensive school mental health systems with policies and practices that are trauma-informed and culturally responsive. This organization develops and distributes resources that promote comprehensive school mental health systems.
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The Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting school communities through mindfulness-based social and emotional learning (MBSEL). They offer educators professional development, resources, and community-building opportunities to promote well-being and create inclusive, compassionate educational environments. COSEM emphasizes holistic approaches to education, advocating for sustainable systems of care and equity in schools.
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The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing a wide range of school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community. Their website has lots of resources for schools, including free webinars, handouts, and information on staff self-care.
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