Beyond the Classroom: Sharing
Self-Care Skills with Colleagues - Page 1 of 1
While we have many opportunities in our classrooms to share our
beliefs about the importance of lifelong self-care, our ability to
affect students doesn't end when class is dismissed. Through offering
inservice programs, brown bag lunch sessions, columns in faculty
newsletters, and by sharing one-to-one with other faculty, we may
have a tremendous effect on our educational environment.
Through our own practice of self-care, we become examples of healthy
individuals. Further, through teaching other faculty about self-care
and encouraging its practice, we not only help them help themselves,
but we improve the conditions of our own work environment, the
school. As your colleagues learn to master the art of self-care, they
may become less likely to burn out and gain valuable skills which
make them better teachers. Finally, as they continue to grow in their
practice of self-care, they may begin passing it down to their
students. Though we have many commitments and may not be able to find
the energy to help others in the immediate future, let's not loose
sight of it, making it at the very least a long-term goal.
