The Emotional Load of Teaching

Type:
  Video
Duration:
4 minutes
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Developed by:
Nathanson Family Resilience Center and Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Series:
Emotions and Resilience in Teaching
Relevant categories:
Education School Mental Health Secondary Traumatic Stress
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Overview

When the pressures of being an educator go unchecked, it can impact interpersonal, mental, and physical health. Watch this video to understand how emotional intelligence helps educators manage feelings of stress, numbness, fatigue, and burnout. 

  Keywords: burnout, compassion fatigue, educator, emotion regulation, vicarious trauma
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