Student Burnout? The Importance of Self-Care in the Classroom: An OFE partners session Online
Despite spring break, do your students seem to be suffering from burnout? One remedy is self-care. This term is often heard on social media and in mainstream media and general conversation, especially post-Covid, yet many are unsure of how to practice it effectively. Considering self-care more thoughtfully helps students learn healthy ways to navigate the semester and cope with the stress of assignments, exams, readings, and papers.
As we head into the later weeks of the semester, join Ashlee Martellacci and Jennifer Heisler (Social Work and Child Advocacy) to learn some easy ways you can help students cultivate useful self-care practices. In this workshop, participants will learn some short but meaningful activities to use to help their students set themselves up for success.
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
As an adjunct professor, child advocate, and full-time mom, Ashlee Martellacci is no stranger to stress and the importance of self-care. Throughout her career she has sought to bring awareness to these often overlooked topics. She’s passionate about helping and empowering others to balance their personal and professional lives while remembering the importance of always practicing self-care. Ashlee Martellacci teaches in the Social Work and Child Advocacy department and is the CHSS Student and Volunteer Program Coordinator (GCHT) and CHSS Program Assistant (GCHT).
Jennifer Heisler is currently a student in her second year of the Masters of Social Work Program at Montclair State University. She is also an intern at the Global Center on Human Trafficking and works as a Crisis Intervention Specialist and Lead Trainer for Center for Family Services. While balancing these various roles, Jennifer is dedicated to finding time for self-care. She is looking for the opportunity to teach others on the importance of self-care and how it can be implemented in the lives of others.
Catherine Keohane is Associate Director for Teaching and Learning for the Office for Faculty Excellence. Catherine has a Ph.D. in English from Rutgers University. She has designed and taught upper- and lower-division literature, humanities, and composition courses, and has experience teaching in multiple modalities. She has presented on student engagement at MLA, and has begun to develop open-educational resources that work to mitigate financial barriers to students’ success while also serving students' sense of belongingness.