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Promoting the Social and Emotional Well-Being of Head Start and Early Head Start Education Staff through the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) Program

Description:

The goal of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of the “Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education” (CARE) program in Head Start settings. Designed to improve teachers’ social and emotional well-being and enhance their capacity to create positive classroom climates for student learning and development, CARE has demonstrated its efficacy in elementary school settings. The CARE program involves three 6-hour in-person training sessions followed by a half-day online booster session with a focus on three elements including emotional skills training, mindfulness and stress management practices, and care and listening practices. During the first phase of the project, investigators will adapt and refine the CARE program to meet the needs of Head Start programs. The CARE program will then be implemented, and the effects of the program will be examined using a blocked cluster randomized control trial (RCT) with 60 Head Start programs and 300 teachers. The last phase of the project will include the development of a plan to sustain and replicate the CARE program beyond the completion of the grant.

Resource Type:
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
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Country:
United States

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