Stress Management for Teachers and Principals

Target Audience: Professional development coordinators, school leaders, and coaches/mentors responsible for the mental health and wellbeing of school personnel

Contents

• Comprehensive User Guide
• 9-part audio podcast series
• 10 downloadable stress management booklets
• 10 stress relief cards
• 4 self-assessment inventories
  

Program Details

• Developed from Dr Bernard’s extensive work coaching stressed teachers and principals, delivering stress management workshops, and research on stress-creating attitudes
• Aims to reduce stress, improve resilience, and make school workplaces more enjoyable and sustainable
  

Audio Podcast Series

1. Introduction to Stress Management
2. Taking Charge: How to Get What You Want Out of Your Job (and Life)
3. The ABCs of Self-Management: Dealing with Difficult Situations and People
4. Self-Acceptance and Goal Setting
5. People Skills: Conflict Resolution and Communication at Work
6. Classroom Management: From Chaos to Control
7. Managing Your Time and Overcoming Procrastination
8. Relaxation: Keeping Calm Under Pressure
9. Lifestyle Management: Exercise, Diet and Recreation
   

Downloadable Stress Management Booklets (10)

• The Tsunami of Stress
• Self-Assessment of Teacher Stress
• The Resilient Mindset
• The Strength of Self-Acceptance
• Mindfulness and Relaxation
• Lifestyle Management
• Time Management
• Classroom Management and Social-Emotional Learning
• Relationships and How to Get Along with Difficult People
• Support: Seek It Out and Give It
• High Performing, Low-Stress School Principals
  

Stress-Relief Cards

• 10 “best practice” cards summarising proven strategies for immediate stress reduction
• Handy reminders for teachers and school leaders
  

Self-Assessment Inventories (4)

• Inventory of External World – identifies demands, challenges, and stressors in the teaching environment
• Inventory of Support – assesses the degree of connection with supportive colleagues and networks
• Inventory of Internal World – focuses on coping skills, attitudes, and lifestyle factors that build resilience
• Inventory of Stress Reactions – increases self-awareness of how stress affects mental and physical health
  

Research-Based

• Integrates the latest neuroscience research on the pre-frontal cortex (the brain’s “inner CEO”) as the key to building resilience and managing stress
• Strategies specifically designed to strengthen this area of the brain
  

Flexible Delivery

• Teachers and staff can download booklets, listen to audio, and use stress-relief cards for personal study
• Sessions can be run at staff meetings, professional development workshops, or as part of school induction programs for new teachers
• Suitable for individual professional development plans targeting relaxation, classroom management, and wellbeing
  

Author Insight

“This series guides teachers and principals who want to take the stress out of their daily work life and the lives of others. The techniques and skills outlined here will make your workplace less stressful and more enjoyable. Promise!”

— Professor Michael Bernard, Founder of You Can Do It! Education

You Can Do It! Education programs have been independently reviewed and are listed in the Be You Programs Directory. It meets the minimum evidence requirements set by Be You and has been awarded a rating for evidence and implementation.