EP 146 Teaching With Mental Health In Mind with Erica Wortherly

"Communicating does not mean as the adult you do all the talking and the child is supposed to listen. At some point, the adults need to stop and listen to the children." - Erica Wortherly Erica's teaching career started when she volunteered in her children's classrooms. She then taught full-time for 7 years while earning her Master's Degree in Social Work, and continues to work with schools and educators today. Today she uses her background to help teachers learn communication and self-care skills that ultimately benefit both student and educator. You can find Erica at https://ericanwortherly.com/ and on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 01:30 - How Erica's Masters in Social Work helps her ask different questions to enable her to build better relationships with students 07:50 - Educational solutions need strategies to go with them 10:45 - You need to communicate with honesty to solve challenges alongside leadership 14:00 - How are you balancing your work and home lives? 16:00 - SEL is just as important for the staff as it is for the students 19:25 - Erica's advice about self-care for educators