The SMART Programme

The SMART (Stress Management And Reduction for Teachers) Programme, gives teachers tools to combat stress, using a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach. It gives clear, practical strategies and advice consisting of easy to follow information, questionnaires, worksheets and exercises. The reader is given guidance on how to: Identify their personal stressors and signs of stress. Change their negative stressful thoughts into more positive enabling ones. Carry out a variety of relaxation techniques for mental, emotional and physical relaxation. Teachers who have used this Programme have found it to be very effective both in the short and long-term.