Deirdre Azzopardi, OTR, OTD

On this episode we talk to Deirdre Azzopardi, OTR, OTD about how occupational therapy practitioners can support social emotional learning in the school system. Dr. Azzopardi is the founder of the Mindful School OT website and has over 25 years of experience working in schools. She is an advocate of increasing our use of social emotional learning in the school system.

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Resources Discussed in this Episode:

The Mindful School OT 

Oberle, E., & Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2016). Stress contagion in the classroom? The link between classroom teacher burnout and morning cortisol in elementary school students. Social Science & Medicine, 159, 30-37.