Challenging student behavior can have detrimental effects on both students and staff. These effects do not only include students' diminished rates of on-task behavior and low-grade performance, but managing behavior can result in elevated levels of psychological distress and burnout, which places education workers at risk of experiencing…

This qualitative case study aimed to examine the experiences of teachers who have undergone a minimum of four sessions of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) to deal with subjective feelings of burnout. The study comprised a qualitative research design involving a purposive sample of 10 to 15 educators who have utilized at least four sessions of CBT…

This study aimed to enhance leadership abilities among special education teachers using Behavioral Skills Training (BST). It highlights the issue of staff burnout and lack of support within the workplace among special education professionals working in self-contained classrooms with individuals with disabilities. This study aimed to bridge the gap…

Child media use with young children has become a more common occurrence in daily life, with parents overseeing the child's media use. During the 2020-22 COVID-19 pandemic, as parents experienced higher levels of stress, child media use increased (Hartshorne et al., 2021). To frame parents' experience of managing children's media use during the…

Teachers are reporting poor mental health at twice the rate of other workers, presenting with a high number of stress related health problems, and losing sleep (American Federation of Teachers, 2017; Buonomo, Fatigante and Fiorilli, 2017; Sutcher, Darling-Hammond and Carver-Thomas, 2016). Additionally, many are leaving the classroom soon after…

This dissertation develops a program designed to tackle teacher stress and enhance knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among elementary school teachers. Grounded in cognitive theory and labeling theory, the program addresses the prevalent issue of teacher burnout and elevated stress levels compared to other professions,…

It is hypothesized that factors related to teacher burnout influence treatment adherence. This study examines the relation of teacher burnout to the frequency and quality of behavioral intervention implementation. A sample of 45 general and special education teachers were trained to implement the Good Behavior Game, an intervention designed to…