Mental Health and Wellness of Teachers During COVID-19: Considerations for Moving Forward (Table 12)

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Seven

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Researchers in this symposium aim to share the stories of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic and their experience of mental health and coping. The first session is focused on how administrative support and teachers’ perceived self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their experience of stress and wellness. The second session discusses the role of teachers’ psychological help-seeking behaviors on their professional and overall quality of life. The third session describes the experiences of mothers who are teachers in middle and high schools and how they navigated the evolving challenges of balancing their responsibilities as mothers and teachers. Results emphasize the need for practices and policies that are in support of teachers’ mental health, wellness, and coping.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Lives of Teachers

Chair

• Christopher T.H. Liang, Lehigh University

Papers

• Teaching During a Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Roles of Self-Efficacy - Lian Liu, Integrative Psychology Group; Vivian Mui, Lehigh University; Christopher T.H. Liang, Lehigh University

• Teacher Psychological Help-Seeking: Understanding the Role of Mental Health Care in Teacher Quality of Life - Teresa Rosenberger, Lehigh University; Christopher T.H. Liang, Lehigh University

• Mother-Teachers' Experience of Stress and Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Malaïka Gutekunst, Lehigh University; Christopher T.H. Liang, Lehigh University

Discussant

• Lia E. Sandilos, Lehigh University