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ERIC Number: EJ1335147
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0164-775X
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Moving beyond Self-Care: What Happens if Your Oxygen Mask Isn't Dropping?
Yanek, Kimberly; Scherder, Erin; Haines, Christopher; Barrett, Susan; Huebner, Scott; Weist, Mark D.
Communique, v50 n7 p1, 13-14 May 2022
"Put on your oxygen mask first, then you can help those around you." This common recommendation for managing stressors and well-being requires that we first take care of ourselves before we can begin to help others. This sentiment assumes a preexisting system that drops an "oxygen mask" for someone to access when in distress or crisis. What happens if the oxygen masks aren't dropping? What happens if your level of distress means you need help "putting on your own oxygen mask?" Who would come to your aid? School psychologists are well-positioned in schools and districts to work with leadership teams to support organizational changes in policies, practices, and systems to meet staff needs that reflect teacher preferences for well-being initiatives. Using positive behavioral interventions and supports provides school psychologists and educators with an efficient, effective method for instituting organizational change to deliver the oxygen needed to support and maintain a healthy workforce.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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