Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for primary school teachers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-189

  Gold, Eluned ^a   Smith, Alistair ^b   Hopper, Ieuan ^b   Herne, David ^c   Tansey, Glenis ^c   Hulland, Christine ^d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Central Lancashire Primary Care NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional literacy; Meditation; Mindfulness; Stress management; Teacher burn out

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952422990     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9344-0     Document Type: Article

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