"Accept the change and enjoy the range": Applications of the Circles of Change methodology with professionals who support early childhood educators

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Macfarlane, Kym
Lakhani, Ali
Cartmel, Jennifer
Casley, Marilyn
Smith, Kerry
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2015
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Inclusion Support Facilitators support Early Childhood Education and Care centres in Australia to provide an inclusive environment for the children they serve. To date no research has examined the causes of job stress faced by these professionals. Similarly, no research has explored how interventions aimed at supporting Inclusion Support Facilitators' practice may impact their work. This research explored how the first of a set of critical reflection workshops instructing on the use of the Circles of Change methodology impacted the practice of Inclusion Support Facilitators. The research was undertaken in two stages. The first stage involved collecting baseline data to investigate current levels of job stress amongst Inclusion Support Facilitators. The second stage involved gathering qualitative data to explore the opinions of professionals about how such stresses might be changed following an initial critical reflection workshop. Findings from this research suggest that job demands may be a potential cause of stress for Inclusion Support Facilitators. Findings also suggest that the Circles of Change methodology may be helpful in encouraging personal reflection, communication and transformational change amongst professionals who support those working in childcare. Such notions are critical to how professionals manage both job stress and workplace change.

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Professional Development in Education

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42

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2

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© 2015 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Professional Development in Education on 12 Mar 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19415257.2014.986816

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Education systems

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Counselling, wellbeing and community services

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