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Projects
Compassionate Schools
Development and efficacy study of a compassion based intervention to promote teachers and children wellbeing
The main aim of the present research project is to develop, implement and test the efficacy of a compassion based schools program in teachers and in children from elementary schools. The teachers’ compassionate schools intervention is a 6-week group program that aims at improving hear-rate variability and promoting compassion, empathy, mindfulness, engagement, wellbeing and mental health indicators and at reducing fears of compassion, self and other criticism, negative affect, demotivation and burnout.
Funding
Compassionate Mind Foundation
Research Funding