A non-randomised feasibility trial assessing the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention for teachers to reduce stress and improve well-being
- Authors: Beshai, S., McAlpine, L., Weare, K., and Kuyken, W.
- Published: 2015
Summary
89 secondary school teachers and school staff in the UK participated in a mindfulness course designed specifically for educators, MiSP’s .b Foundations programme. After 9 sessions, those in the intervention group showed significant improvements in stress reduction, wellbeing, mindfulness, and self-compassion compared to the control group.
Self-compassion measures included lower self-judgment and increased self-kindness.
What MiSP learned
- .b Foundations is effective in improving teachers’ wellbeing, including stress, mindfulness and self-compassion.
- MiSP continues to require that all teachers learn mindfulness themselves and continue to practice regularly before teaching it to children and young people.
- The study has increased confidence in the value of mindfulness for teacher and school staff wellbeing.
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