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Teachers who received CARE were rated as
more emotionally supportive and more
productive compared to
those in the control group. Thus, this study
showed that CARE not only improves the well-
being of teachers, but that it also has
“downstream” effects on the classroom
environment.
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The Garrison Institute | “Timeless Wisdom,
Timely Action.” Garrison Institute,
www.garrisoninstitute.org.
Jennings, Patricia A., et al. “Impacts of the
CARE for Teachers Program on Teachers’
Social and Emotional Competence and
Classroom Interactions.” Journal of Educational
Psychology, vol. 109, no. 7, 2017, pp. 1010–
1028., doi:10.1037/edu0000187.
Christa Turksma
CARE Co-Developer and Facilitator
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Jennifer Wood
CARE Facilitator (in training)
[email protected]
Learn More / References
CARE for Teachers, www.care4teachers.org.
Booth, Robert. “Master of Mindfulness, Jon
Kabat-Zinn: 'People Are Losing Their Minds.
That Is What We Need to Wake up to'.” The
Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 22 Oct.
Jennings, Patricia A. Mindfulness for Teachers:
Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in
Classroom. W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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