Professional Development (Raise Your Hand If You Are Tired! Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Higher Ed Faculty)
Location
Steudler Lounge (Solheim)
Start Date
6-6-2024 4:30 PM
End Date
6-6-2024 5:30 PM
Description
We have seen the impact that Covid had on our students in and out of the classroom. As faculty members, we were often expected to push through and continue to encourage our students. Recent studies have surfaced that indicate faculty, staff, and students have roughly equivalent rates of depression, anxiety, and stress. Educators are experiencing burnout at higher rates than in the past. While our focus (and our hearts) are the students, compassion fatigue has become an issue that requires attention. Let’s have a conversation……
Recommended Citation
Jacobs, Karen, "Professional Development (Raise Your Hand If You Are Tired! Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Higher Ed Faculty)" (2024). CSKLS Annual Conference. 26.
https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/cskls-conference/2024/Wednesday/26
Professional Development (Raise Your Hand If You Are Tired! Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Higher Ed Faculty)
Steudler Lounge (Solheim)
We have seen the impact that Covid had on our students in and out of the classroom. As faculty members, we were often expected to push through and continue to encourage our students. Recent studies have surfaced that indicate faculty, staff, and students have roughly equivalent rates of depression, anxiety, and stress. Educators are experiencing burnout at higher rates than in the past. While our focus (and our hearts) are the students, compassion fatigue has become an issue that requires attention. Let’s have a conversation……
