Expert Insights for Health Professionals - Teachers' Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Profession in Crisis?

Black Dog Institute Podcasts for Health Professionals

In this Expert Insights session, we share recent research findings about the concerning rates of mental health concerns and burnout in Australian teachers as well as considerations for improving teacher mental health and well-being and teacher attrition.

Teachers' mental health and teacher burnout have long been concerns, and these have been significantly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed further pressure on teachers, with serious consequences for their wellbeing. Consequently, we are now seeing a significant increase nationally in the number of teachers leaving, or considering leaving this vital profession. Join us for a conversation exploring the factors leading to poor mental health and burnout in teachers as well as effective, practical strategies for preventing and managing burnout in educators in the face of growing workload and role expectations within the increasingly complex and dynamic nature of schools.

Panellists:
Scientia Associate Professor Aliza Werner-Seidler, NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Black Dog Institute

Morgana Walker, Director and Psychologist from Morgana Walker and Associates and Bee Kind Psychology

Liz, Lived Experience Representative

Moderator, Dr Sarah Barker, Clinical Psychologist and Facilitator with the Black Dog Institute