THE EMPATHETIC CLASSROOM - HOW A MENTAL HEALT MINDSET SUPPORTS YOUR STUDENTS AND YOU
Develop a mental-health mindset and rediscover the inspiration that brought you to teaching.
In The Empathetic Classroom, educator and licensed therapist Maria Munro-Schuster helps K-12 teachers navigate emotional stress, combat exhaustion, connect with students, and avoid burning out. She also gives tools for better teaching, for teaching that feels better, and for classrooms where emotional intelligence, safety, and empathy are embedded as a part of practice.
This book goes beyond typical books on teacher burnout, focusing on holistic mindsets and strategies that support your mental health and that of your students. Full of tools and strategies to incorporate into the classroom, this approachable book combines teaching best practices with research-backed techniques from the field of counseling psychology. You'll find sound advice on maintaining boundaries, confronting intrusive thoughts, responding to trauma, incorporating play into classrooms, and many other methods of remaining connected to themselves and their students.
Learn how to:
Create a safe space for students and educators to learn and grow
Understand how your past and your triggers influence your teaching?and recognize trauma in students
Validate emotions to curb disruptive behaviors
By situating mental health concepts and techniques within established teaching best practices, The Empathetic Classroom helps you adapt your approach, your environment, and your interactions with students. And by focusing on self-regulation, boundaries, and connection, you can rediscover your inspiration. Find emotionally safer and more energizing ways of doing what you love while protecting your own mental health.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
MUNRO-SCHUSTER MARIA
Maria Munro-Schuster es consejera clínica profesional licenciada en Bozeman, Montana. Durante trece años trabajó como docente en aulas de educación primaria, secundaria y universitaria antes de dedicarse al ámbito de la salud mental. Es propietaria de Mango Beetle Counseling, LLC, donde ofrece terapia a personas de distintas edades. Además, facilita capacitaciones de desarrollo profesional para educadores enfocadas en la incorporación de una mentalidad de salud mental en el aula. Es autora del libro The Empathetic Classroom: How a Mental Health Mindset Supports Your Students-And You, publicado por Free Spirit Publishing en 2025.
