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ERIC Number: EJ1441659
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0164-775X
EISSN: N/A
Amplifying Our Voice in Educator Well-Being Initiatives
Sierra M. Trudel; Natalie R. Charamut; Spencer D. Perry; Lisa M. H. Sanetti; Jennifer M. Cavallari
Communique, v53 n2 p25-28 2024
There is a critical need to address educator health and well-being, yet only an average of 31% of schools offer workplace health and wellness promotion programs. As part of the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace -- a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Center of Excellence for Total Worker Health® through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -- the Total Teacher Health (TTH) research project is comprised of a multidisciplinary team (including school psychologists, occupational psychologists, epidemiologists, and public health scientists) with the goal of understanding and addressing educator stress and workplace health and safety. The TTH team has developed the Educator Well-Being Program (EWP), which aims to improve educators' well-being through a participatory approach that addresses the root causes of poor well-being and creates changes from within the school. The EWP is currently being implemented and evaluated as part of a 5-year research grant in elementary schools within two school districts in Connecticut. Leveraging their distinctive proficiency and capabilities, school psychologists are ideally positioned to spearhead and facilitate the EWP effectively. Though the EWP has demonstrated improvements within the TTH intervention schools, the fact that school psychologists face their own well-being issues should not be minimized. Effective communication, clear expectations, regular feedback, and cultivating an inclusive environment are components of the EWP that have alleviated relational barriers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Connecticut
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A