ERIC Number: EJ1195420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
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A Promising Practice: School-Based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Children with Disabilities
Fuchs, Wendy W.; Mundschenk, Nancy J.; Groark, Brian
Journal of International Special Needs Education, v20 n2 p56-66 2017
Adults and children around the world are experiencing unhealthy levels of stress. More specifically, the stress levels that children report can have detrimental effects on their social-emotional, physical and academic well-being. Schools are in a unique position to not only address the causes of stress in children's lives, but to also provide strategies to reduce stress. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is one approach that schools can use to teach children how to acknowledge and deal with everyday stressors. This article aims to provide a definition of stress, describe MBSR, and provide a review of the current literature on MBSR studies with children. Additionally, the authors suggest implications for school-based mindfulness approaches to reduce the stress of children with disabilities, and recommendations for future research.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Stress Management, Metacognition, Attention, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Children, Adolescents, Well Being
Division of International Special Education and Services, Council for Exceptional Children. Web site: http://www.jisne.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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