Adult Self-Care Strategies

Educator-Resilience-Trauma-Informed-Self-Care-Self-Assessment.pdf

Self-Care Self-Assessment & Planning Tool

Teachers across the country are being asked to adopt innovative practices and thoughtful solutions to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. In the face of this collective trauma, teachers are standing up to the disruptions and challenges and navigating this new terrain, as they work to take care of themselves and their families, and maintain connections with students and colleagues. This resource includes a self-care self-assessment with key strategies for fostering resilience and a self-care planning tool to assist educators in identifying areas of strength and growth related to self-care and developing self-care plans.

10 SEL Activities to Help Educators De-Stress

We are all dealing with high levels of stress right now. On top of normal pressures, current events are causing stress related to job and financial worries, health risks, and disruption to our normal routines. We need to find ways to effectively manage our stress. When not addressed, stress can lead to harmful health concerns like anxiety and depression, reduced attention, impaired self-regulation, and decreased learning readiness. It can also lead to negative well-being factors, such as sleep and eating disorders. Extended exposure to toxic stress also can have lasting mental and physical health effects. We’ve compiled 10 tips to help educators work through stress and 10 tips to teach students effective stress management. Try these out to find which work best for you and your students.

10 SEL Activities to Help Educators De-stress.pdf

Self-Care Strategies from Various Resources

Self_Care_Strategies_for_Educators_During_the_Coronavirus_Crisis.pdf
self-care-during-covid-19-for-everyone.pdf

Self-Care During COVID-19

tool-KA3-Give-1-Get-8_ (2).docx

CASEL Self-Care Activity

Staff Stretch Break

Get together with some colleagues and stretch!

Stretch Break at your Desk

Take some time to stretch!