Stress and Burnout in Education: 15 Strategies to Help You Break the Stress Cycle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781953945761)

Are you looking for proven tools to help you and your students develop effective stress-reduction strategies?

In a time of increasing change and uncertainty, the World Health Organization has declared stress the leading health epidemic of the 21st century. Stress and anxiety have become so prevalent - at home, at work, and in the classroom - that the effects are often debilitating. In light of this reality, it is as critical as ever to face stress head-on and bring tools and techniques to bear that provide much-needed relief and hope.

To help you, your students, and coworkers do just that, Dr. Melisa Marsh has created this workbook as a timely resource for educators.

Within these insight-packed pages, you'll find:

• A stress profile to help identify the root causes of stress, anxiety, and burnout
• Step-by-step guidance through the 5-Senses stress-reduction technique
• A tool to audit energy management and replace draining pursuits with life-giving ones
• Key questions to identify and live by core values and priorities, thus reducing stress
• Detailed techniques to improve breathing, muscle relaxation, and coping mechanisms
• Strategies and methods to understand and manage burnout

Filled with research-backed descriptions, engaging hands-on activities, and life-changing applications, this workbook will assist you in supporting students and coworkers as they develop strategies to reduce stress, manage energy, and tailor solutions to their specific challenges - both in the classroom and throughout their lives.