Jennifer Frank

: In this study, researchers developed and tested a teacher professional development program to enhance middle and high school teachers' capacity for interpersonal communication, conflict management, and social and emotional competencies to create a supportive context for teaching and learning. Interpersonal communication skills are critical to the success of professionals in a variety of settings. These skills are particularly important for teachers, who must learn to interact successfully ...

The goal of this project is to replicate the efficacy of Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE), a fully developed and commercially distributed program with demonstrated efficacy in reducing teacher burnout and improving the quality of the instructional environment and student outcomes in general education settings. Although CARE has been implemented in a large number of schools and has a growing network of certified trainers, the evidence for CARE in special education cont...