Benches in the Bathroom: Leading a Physically, Emotionally, and Socially Safe School Culture (Establish a Wellness Culture in Your School or Di (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781954631557)

To avoid risk of burnout, educators need a supportive working environment that acknowledges their unique stressors. Benches in the Bathroom offers K-12 educational leadership a wealth of field-tested and research-supported guidance to construct a school culture that values teacher contributions, operates on a framework of emotional wellness, and implements trauma-compassionate organizational strategies to ensure the success and well-being of educators.

K-12 school and district leaders will:

• Gain increased understanding of the importance of wellness among educators
• Learn actionable leadership strategies to construct a trauma-informed and trauma-compassionate culture of wellness
• Review a case study providing examples of what a compassionate work culture can look like
• Consider psychology-backed insights on trauma, toxic stress, and unhealthy work environments with strategies to help
• Study self-care modeling strategies for educational leaders

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Cultures of Wellness
Chapter 2: Pain Points
Chapter 3: Trauma-Informed Compassion
Chapter 4: People-First Leadership
Chapter 5: Team Leadership
Chapter 6: Organizational Leadership
Chapter 7: A Journey to Wellness
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index

Author: Evisha Ford
ISBN-10: 1954631553
ISBN-13: 9781954631557
Publisher: Solution Tree
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2023
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 10.04h x 7.05w x 0.43d