1. Catching your breath - Implementation and qualitative evaluation of a collective reflective coaching device.
- Author
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Bigras, Nathalie, Fortin, Geneviève, Lemay, Lise, Robert-Mazaye, Christelle, Charron, Annie, Duval, Stéphanie, Bigras, Nathalie, Fortin, Geneviève, Lemay, Lise, Robert-Mazaye, Christelle, Charron, Annie, and Duval, Stéphanie
- Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic required great adaptations, which led ECEC managers to exhaustion, decreased work quality, and decreased patience and empathy. These affect their job well-being (Cumming & Wong, 2019). It is concerning because it is an essential component of ECEC quality services (Corr et al., 2017; Douglass, 2019). Responding to an ECEC manager’s demand, a collective reflexive coaching device was implemented: Catching your Breath. This study presents the analysis of interviews regarding the device’s themes (stress management, self-compassion and self-care) as well as its perceived strengths and limitations. The pandemic is likely to have long-term negative effects on their mental health. Catching your breath is a device that has the potential to help managers prevent further deterioration of their well-being.
- Published
- 2023