Stress and Coping Skills – Advancing Ideas 4 School Health

The Strong Kids and Strong Teens programs https://strongkids.uoregon.edu/index.html Initiative Description: a combination of cognitive-behavioral and affective education techniques, with each lesson containing opportunities for review of prior concepts, instruction and practice of new skills, corrective feedback, generalization activities, and student handouts/worksheets. Study Results: Resulted in improved social-emotional knowledge and effective coping strategies. Reference: Merrell, K. […]

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Best of Coping Program Initiative Description: The Best of Coping program aims to help adolescents develop resilience and coping skills to deal with common problems and situations. The program contains ten modules covering a range of topics, including getting along with others, getting help, problem solving, decision making and goal setting. Study Results: Helped decrease […]

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Animating Learning by Integrating and Validating Experience (ALIVE) Program Initiative Description: ALIVE – a K-12 trauma-informed social and behavioral support program that focuses on three-tiered model of prevention, assessment and addressing trauma-related behaviors within the school setting. Similar to a response-to-intervention model that uses a multitiered approach for comprehensive intervention, the ALIVE program’s three tiers […]

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The Learning to BREATHE mindfulness program Initiative Description: The program included lessons on body awareness, understanding and working with thoughts, understanding the working with feelings, integrating the awareness of thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations, and reducing harmful self-judgments, and integrating mindful awareness into daily life. Study Results: Statistically lower levels of perceived stress and psychosomatic […]

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Listen Protect Connect (LPC) https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/132712 Initiative Description: Listen Protect Connect (LPC), a school-based program of Psychological First Aid delivered by non-mental health professionals, to support trauma-exposed children. Study Results: Reduced depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms from baseline throughout follow-up period. Social support & school connectedness increased significantly. Reference: Ramirez, M., Harland, K., Frederick, M., Shepherd, […]

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Initiative Description: Conduct a meditation training on the RISE response for teachers. RISE includes a simple meditation technique using sound as a focusing device and three corollary techniques. The program prescribed a formal meditation practice period while the three corollary practices were to be used at any time to remind subjects to focus attention. Subjects […]

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Initiative Description: Implement a manual-based psychological group program aimed at teachers that focuses on their professional relationships. The manual was composed of five modules: (i) basic knowledge of stress physiology and the effects of interpersonal relationships on health parameters; Jacobson’s relaxation training; (ii) mental attitudes with particular respect to authenticity (being congruent with oneself) and […]

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Initiative Description: Implement a stress management program that combines cognitive behavioral approaches with complementary and alternative medicine. The intervention involves cognitive behavioral therapy, self-management, relaxation techniques, mindful exercises, aromatherapy, and acupressure Study Results: Reduced stress, reduced depression and reduced anxiety symptoms. Reference: Tsang, H.W.H., Cheung, W.M., Chan, A.H.L., Fung, K.M.T., Leung, A.Y., & Au, D.W.H. […]

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction https://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/mindfulness-based-programs/mbsr-courses/mbsr-online/ Initiative Description: 8-week course for teachers that included guided practice (2.5 hrs/week) of mindful meditation by instructors, and daily individual practice for 15-45 minutes. Participants were also provided with guided recordings to support their individual practice. Study Results: Teachers evaluated challenging students in a more positive light, Reported using more adaptive […]