Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the emotional impact on educators working with trauma-affected, at-risk youth at a quasi-military school program located in New Jersey. The program is designed for students ages 16 to 19 who are experiencing academic difficulties and exhibiting problematic behavior inside and outside of school. The quality of social interactions with these students depends on the level of emotional intelligence of educators, who often struggle with personal...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine how professional development in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) impacts teachers in professional practice. This study analyzed the effects that professional development had on expanding teacher's capacity for mindfulness and how teachers' perceptions of their own mindfulness influenced professional relationships. The cultivation of mindfulness, through MBSR training, positively influences emotional and physical health as well as prosocial...

Abstract Schools often utilize research-based interventions, treatments, and programs to target student learning gaps. Quality implementation is a tool to connect research and practice with teachers’ perspectives, attitudes, beliefs, and anxieties being integral ingredients to achieve program implementation (Durlak, 2015, 1016; Durlak & DuPre, 2008). Once in the field, teachers have less access to important resources for assisting with the integration of new programs, meeting standards, and...