Special Education Teacher Burnout: A Preventable Tragedy
After researching this topic, primary causes for burnout in special education teachers included work environment, interpersonal relationships and workload, role ambiguity and personality. Special education teacher shortages have existed ever since the 1975 passage of the education for all handicapped children act (brownell et al. , 2018) and the field of ebd faces the most. The attrition rate of special educators is particularly high,. Explored the multitude of responsibilities required of special education teachers as it relates to burnout and retention rates in the field. The purpose of this thesis is to explore best practices.
In honor of mental health awareness month, ncser would like to discuss special education teacher burnout and its connection to america's teacher shortage crisis. A growing shortage of special education teachers threatens the quality of the education that students with disabilities receive. In the united states, 49 states have reported shortages of. Breathe was designed as both a prevention and intervention strategy as it provides skills to prevent burnout before it occurs and reduce burnout once it is present. In year 1, the.
