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Designed for everyone involved in the educational system-including district administrators, teachers, students, parents, and the business community-this book provides a practical plan with steps to harmonize whole-school health, including sustainable growth in student character development, improvement of organizational health, and reduction of violence and other threats to education. A blueprint of applicable resources is provided, including:
· 15 easy-to-follow guidelines for successfully implementing social-emotional learning practices
· A spotlight on issues such as empathy, identity formation, self-control, and conflict resolution
· Dozens of real-world stories from educators
· Anecdotal and data-driven results from successful implementation
List of contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Part I: Current State of Education
Chapter 1: Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Chapter 2: Engagement
Chapter 3: The Psychology of Educator Stress
Chapter 4: Organizational Health and Educator Wellness
Part II: Psychosocial Emotional Learning
Chapter 5: Introduction to Psychosocial Emotional Learning
Chapter 6: Balancing Brain and Body
Chapter 7: Connecting Sensations With Feelings, Wants, and Needs
Chapter 8: Differentiating Self-Regulation Versus Self-Control
Chapter 9: Building Capacity to Hold Feelings in Abeyance
Chapter 10: Improving Tolerance for Distress
Chapter 11: Stimulating Self-Reflective Practices
Chapter 12: Helping Integrate Inequities and Frailties
Chapter 13: Evolving Identity Formation
Chapter 14: Growing Self-Worth
Chapter 15: Channeling Aggression Into Constructive Outlets
Chapter 16: Developing Tools for Expressing and Negotiating Needs
Chapter 17: Cultivating Empathy and Advanced Empathy
Chapter 18: Deepening Conflict Resolution to Constructive Differencing
Chapter 19: Anticipating the Consequences of Actions
Chapter 20: Modeling Ownership and Accountability
Chapter 21: Human Evolution and Psychosocial Emotional Learning
Appendix A: Road Map for Psychosocial Emotional Learning
Appendix B: Next Steps
References
Index
About the author
Dr. Jared Scherz is a clinical psychologist, author, and consultant who has worked with educators for over 30 years. He earned his M.Ed. from Penn State University and became an elementary school counselor before gaining his Ph.D. in psychology. He has created innovative prevention and intervention programs in both rural and inner-city schools.
Dr. Scherz believes that by supporting educator wellness and organizational health, schools will be better equipped for the challenges of modern-day education. He also believes that self-reflective practitioners who can recognize and meet their own needs are the keys to cultivating environments where both academic and psychosocial emotional learning can flourish.
As the CEO of TeacherCoach, Jared’s mission is to develop educational ecosystems that bring new revenue streams into school districts, make schools the hub of wellness in their community, and blend personal growth and professional development for faculty. Through the first ever Learning Engagement System (LES), districts can meet the needs of both the individual and the organization. For more information about TeacherCoach, email coach@teachercoach.com or visit us at www.teachercoach.com.
