Mindfulness Training Using CARE
Keywords:
mindfulness, Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) for Teachers Training, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators’ Survey (MBI-ES), Interpersonal Mindfulness in Teaching Scale (IMTS), stress levels, burnoutAbstract
The use of mindfulness techniques in K-12 education has advanced steadily over the past 20 years in the United States. Mindfulness has recently gained international attention, as people, companies, and schools look to develop coping mechanisms for work overload, stress, and anxiety. Although several mindfulness studies have been performed with students in a classroom setting in several disciplines, there is limited empirical research on mindfulness training for educators. This study sought to understand how K-12 educators in one school district enhanced their mindfulness characteristics using the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) for Teachers Training. Led by a business educator, nine K-12 educators volunteered to participate in an 8-week, 18-hour CARE for Teacher’s professional development program that applied mindfulness techniques. Two validated scales were used to measure burnout and mindfulness in a pre/post survey. Results demonstrated an increased level of mindfulness in interactions with students after participation in the training.
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