Mindful Strategies for Helping College Students Manage Stress: A Guide for Higher Education Professionals

This practical resource provides an introduction to supporting college students through mindfulness and stress-releasing strategies, offering evidence-based practices and techniques based on brain-based research and neuroscience. It helps higher education professionals effectively incorporate activities to support the whole student, regardless of their training in mental health.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 150 pages
\n Publication date: 25 March 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive and essential introduction to the rationale, objectives, and practical approaches of supporting college students through mindfulness and stress-relieving strategies. As experts in the field of higher education, professionals in this sector possess a unique opportunity to provide guidance, mentorship, and teaching to students in managing anxiety and emotional distress, ultimately enhancing their well-being. Drawing upon their expertise from the domains of mental health, counseling, and student affairs, the authors offer evidence-based practices and tangible techniques that are grounded in the latest brain-based research and neuroscience. Filled with practical tools that college students can utilize on a daily basis to promote relaxation, meditation, focus, and stress management, this book empowers higher education professionals who may not have formal training in mental health to confidently incorporate activities that promote the holistic development of their students. By embracing mindfulness and stress-relieving strategies, colleges and universities can create a supportive environment that fosters academic success, personal growth, and overall well-being among their student population.

This practical resource offers a much-needed introduction to the why, what, and how of supporting college students through mindfulness and stress-releasing strategies. Higher education professionals are in a unique position to support, coach, and teach strategies with students to manage anxiety and emotional distress and improve well-being. Drawing on experience from the disciplines of Mental Health, Counseling, and Student Affairs, the authors provide evidence-based practices and tangible techniques supported by the latest brain-based research and neuroscience. Full of tools that college students can use daily to assist with their relaxation, meditation, focus, and stress management, this book helps higher education professionals who are not trained mental health practitioners to effectively and confidently incorporate activities to support the whole student.

This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive and essential introduction to the rationale, objectives, and practical approaches of supporting college students through mindfulness and stress-relieving strategies. As experts in the field of higher education, professionals in this sector possess a unique opportunity to provide guidance, mentorship, and teaching to students in managing anxiety and emotional distress, ultimately enhancing their well-being. Drawing upon their expertise from the domains of mental health, counseling, and student affairs, the authors offer evidence-based practices and tangible techniques that are grounded in the latest brain-based research and neuroscience. Filled with practical tools that college students can utilize on a daily basis to promote relaxation, meditation, focus, and stress management, this book empowers higher education professionals who may not have formal training in mental health to confidently incorporate activities that promote the holistic development of their students. By embracing mindfulness and stress-relieving strategies, colleges and universities can create a supportive environment that fosters academic success, personal growth, and overall well-being among their student population.

\n Weight: 244g\n
Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367359409\n \n