Using Contemplative Practices with Teacher Candidates to Decrease Stress and Increase Flourishing
Journal of Special Education Preparation May 5, 2026 Kristine Larson, Nelson Brunsting, Elizabeth Callison et al.
Stressful working conditions continue to impact teacher shortages in special education. Although systemic changes are necessary to improve special educators’ experiences in schools, offering explicit instruction on stress-reducing strategies in special education teacher preparation programs may support special educators’ flourishing/comprehensive well-being and reduce burnout, thereby reducing...