Teachers juggle many responsibilities, from guiding students to managing various tasks. With such a demanding role, they benefit from practicing self-care to maintain their focus, energy, and emotional well-being.
The Self-Care Ideas for Teachers poster offers simple tips to help teachers care for their mental and physical health. It includes effective strategies like relaxation, time management, and setting boundaries, which are all designed to fit into a busy teaching schedule.
By having this guide visible or including it in their self-care plan, teachers will be reminded to prioritize their health and happiness. They can try to set aside quiet moments during the day and choose which self-care idea to practice.
Posting this guide in common areas or classrooms can also serve as a reminder to make self-care a shared priority within the school community. This poster can be shared as a gift for a special teacher in your life.
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References:
- Juárez, S. W., & Becton, A. B. (2024). A self-care and wellness framework in educator preparation to address burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress. Action in Teacher Education, 46(2), 168-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2024.2319294
- Lewis, M. L., & King, D. M. (2019). Teaching self-care: The utilization of self-care in social work practicum to prevent compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 29(1), 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2018.1482482
- Newell, J. M., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2014). A competency-based approach to teaching professional self-care: An ethical consideration for social work educators. Journal of Social Work Education, 50(3), 427-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2014.917928
- Yu, X., Sun, C., Sun, B., Yuan, X., Ding, F., & Zhang, M. (2022). The cost of caring: Compassion fatigue is a special form of teacher burnout. Sustainability, 14(10), 6071. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106071
