Dear Michael D. Eisner College of Education community,
As we begin the fall semester under incredible pressure and challenges, we need all the self-care resources we can get for ourselves and the communities that we serve. So take a look at this extensive list of self-care resources below for faculty, staff, COE students, teachers, families, & k-12 students. Now decide what you will be doing to stay balanced in these stressful times, and how you will support those you work with to do the same. This is an essential action that we must commit to.
- Huffington Post article discusses how to engage in simple self-care for back to school by labeling emotions, being active, and taking time for you https://www.huffpost.com/entry/simple-self-care-for-back-to-school_b_59a07ec9e4b0a62d0987aee4
- Psychology Today article on “Back to School in a Pandemic: Tips to Foster Mental Health Strategies to help students, parents, and teachers” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-mentality/202008/back-school-in-pandemic-tips-foster-mental-health
- Brandman University article on “Self-care for college students: Learn how to prioritize your wellness” https://www.umassglobal.edu:443/news-and-events/blog/self-care-for-college-students
- And has created a quiz for all of us to take to determine how strong our work/life balance is https://www.umassglobal.edu:443/news-and-events/blog/how-strong-is-your-worklife-balance
- Houston Life offers back-to-school self-care tips for children, teachers and parentshttps://www.click2houston.com/houston-life/2020/08/20/back-to-school-self-care-tips-for-children-teachers-and-parents/
- Mindfulness for Teachers offers a huge list of articles, videos, activities in this wonderful resource list for teachers https://www.mindfulteachers.org/blog/self-care-resources
- Augsburg University offers a list of self-care online resources from faculty and staff self-care programs from universities across the country: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/facultystaff-referral-guide/self-care-for-faculty-staff/
- Sanvello app Sign up with a .edu account and you get free access to their premium Guided Meditations.
- Anxiety/Stress Quick Tools for Support
- Avoiding Burnout: Self-Care Strategies for Faculty Camille Freeman & Bevin Clare
- Self-Care for Teachers Anne Brunette, MSW
- Staff Self-Care from The Colorado Education Initiative
- Faculty Burnout Robert Minter, Walsh College Includes the “Burnout Cycle Inventory” and a “Recovery Process” (page 7).
- Are You Burning Out? From the University at Buffalo School of Social Work
- Self-Care Starter Kit University at Buffalo School of Social Work
- Professor Goldilocks and the Three Boundaries Self-care and boundaries; Amanda Wyrick
- How to Listen Less Setting boundaries with students’ personal problems Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- Radical Self-Care “Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers advice for faculty members feeling exhausted by racial battle fatigue”
- It’s Your Job, Not Your Life Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- A Black Academic Woman’s Self-Care Manifesto Erica Lorraine Williams
And please can continue to look at our COE self-care website for resources for physical, mental, and social-emotional self-care for faculty, staff, and COE students at:
https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/self-care/articles-information-self-care
May these resources inspire you to commit to a self-care plan now and help others you work with do the same.
Warmly,
Shari and Josh