Stress Management for Teachers

Contents:

• An Operational Definition Of Stress
• Four Theories Of Stress - Person: Environmental Fit Model; Demand: Control Model; Effort: Reward Model; Fight: Flight Model
• Stress, Survival Instincts And Brain Development
• Psychosomatic Theory Of Stress
• Eustress And Distress

Contents:

• Mind-Body Dichotomy
• Psycho Cybernetics And Stress
• Areas Of Freedom
• Job Content
• Work Organization
• Lack Of Feedback
• Uncertainty
• Up The Down Staircase
• Social Isolation
• Bad Press
• Fight - Flight Revisited

Contents:

• Identification Of Stress Indicators
• Self-Assessment
• Student Assessment (Classroom And Individual)
• Prototype Questionnaire
• Analyzing Results
• Student Performance In Terms Of Measured Stress Level
• Student Health In Terms Of Measured Stress Level
• Teacher Health In Terms Of Measured Stress Level

Contents:

• Prevention (Use Cognitive Behavioral Strategies)
• Timely Reaction (After Assessment)
• Rehabilitation (Enhancing Well-Being)
• Changing Perceived Context
• Changing Expectations (Demand Control Model)
• Realistic Problem Assessment
• Matching Strategy With Assessment

Contents:

• Whole School Stress Management Action-Plan
• Prevent, Reduce And Change Organizational Stressors
• School Stress Review
• Stress Management Training For Educators
• Improving Job Satisfaction (Implementing Whole School Stress Management Action-Plan)
• Effective Dialogue

Contents:

• Typical Blocks To Learning - Fear; Threat; Anxiety
• The Neurochemical System Of Memory
• The Casual Relationship Between Fear And Anxiety
• Carl Roger's Explanation Of Perception Of Learning
• Presentation: Review Of Research Findings On Stress And Learning

Contents:

• The Gordon Method: Who Owns The Problem?
• Evaluation, Critical Judgment And Stress
• Acceptance And Stress
• Action As A Function Of Choice
• Meditation, Relaxation And Stress Reduction
• Creativity And Stress
• Teaching In An Age Of Terrorism
• Eustress And Teaching
• No Stress - No Learning

Contents:

• Dialogue Defined (Quotation From Friere)
• Dialogue As A Human Need
• Time Management - Fractionalizing Ourselves Into Incompetence
• The Process Of Interpersonal Communication
• Listening Skill And Practice
• Self-Disclosure Skill And Practice

• Contents:

• The Four Social Groups in Schools:
• Academic Culture
• Elite Culture
• Adapted Youth Culture
• Isolates
• Social Rejection As A Cause Of Student Stress
• Teenage Maturation
• Competition; Sorting; Status; Performance; Testing; Life; Decisions

Contents:

• The Sources Of Stress
• Assessment Of Stress
• Strategies To Reduce Stress
• Coordinating Whole School Stress Management
• Back-Home Action-Plan
• Measuring Improved Student Performance (In Stress Free Context)
• Long-Term Considerations