Community Conversations: Library Resources

Nagel, L., & Brown, S. (2003). The ABCs of managing teacher stress. The Clearing House, 76(5), 255-258.

In this article, Sheri Brown and Lisa Nagel take a look at the major factors that contribute to teacher stress. The second part of the article offers many useful suggestions for teachers to alleviate some of that stress and communicate effectively.

Drolet, J., Samson, P., Tanchak, S., Kreitzer, L., & Hilsen, L. (2017). Self-care and Well-being in Social Work Education: Creating New Spaces for Learning. The Journal of Educational Thought (JET), 50(2/3), 200-215.

This article looks the theme of teaching strategies for wellness and self-care, as demonstrated in two undergraduate social work courses. The necessity for ethics, self-care, and reflection on the part of students and educators is explored.

Moore, E. C., Sara, J., Young, K., & Campbell, S. M. (2019). Self-care in supervision: How do we teach others to care for themselves?. Bethesda: National Association of School Psychologists.

This article takes a look at the self-care practices of graduate students and discusses how in many cases these students are simply unaware of the importance of self-care. It delves into the “12 Practices of Self-Care” as summarized by Norcross and Barnett, and makes some recommendations for what faculty members can do to promote self-care practices for students.

Johnson, J., Bauman, C., & Pociask, S. (2019). Teaching the whole student: Integrating wellness education into the academic classroom. Student Success, 10(3), 92-103.

This article explores the causes of student stress-- both on- and off-campus. It takes a high-level overview of the efforts made by campus wellness centers to offer students the self-care amenities and skills that they need for academic success.

Wharf Higgins, S. J., Lauzon, L. L., Yew, A. C., Bratseth, C. D., & McLeod, N. (2010). Wellness 101: Health education for the university student. Health Education, 110(4), 309-327.

This article discusses the wellness practices of students at a Canadian university and the impacts of a newly-implemented health education curriculum. It details four main themes crucial to students’ well-being: holistic health; feeling connected to others and the campus; studying to achieve a professional or scholarly degree; and stability.

by Pam Whitfield
Never underestimate your power to make an emotional connection with students; they may need it. In this article, author Pam Whitfield shares her experience with a classroom lesson that made unexpected ripples, and how that inspired her to keep a “Be Kind Portfolio.”

By Stephen Sokoler
Despite the fact that this article is written from the corporate perspective, its insights about the blurred line between home and work are spot-on. It offers some useful recommendations for “feel good” activities that can help to stave off the feeling of burnout.

by Maura Thomas
This article from the Harvard Business Review provides some ideas for improving productivity with attention management.

Jackson, J. (2017). The Ethical Obligation of Professional Self-Care. In Newell J. (Author), Cultivating Professional Resilience in Direct Practice: A Guide for Human Service Professionals (pp. 120-141). New York: Columbia University Press.

This book chapter is aimed at social workers and councilors, but in these trying times, we’re all trying to help each other to cope with the uncertainty. It discusses the need to cultivate both empathy and personal reflection when working to help others deal with trying times.