d.compress: calming card
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d.compress
Ashley Edwards, Ashley Moulton, Sarah McDevitt
Calming Cards help students of mindfulness-based programs remember techniques outside the program
Mindfulness programs in schools have been shown to:
Stress
Behavioral disruptions
Suspensions
Attendance
Achievement
Teachers want a better way to increase the lasting impact of mindfulness lessons with teenagers
POV:
HMW #1: enable teachers to do 1 mindfulness activity per day with their students
SBTM #1: student uses “mindfulK12” once a day
HMW #2: enable students to use MBSR techniques outside the classroom
SBTM #2: use a “Calming Card” technique in times of stress
Trial Design:• 3 proxy MBSR students• Created calming cards after mindfulness
lesson• Surveyed daily over 6 days about “Calming
Card” usage
Did you use your calming card during stressful moments?
When you used your card, did you find it helpful or unhelpful?
40%
60%YesNo
Helpful86%
Neither 14%
Results: “Calming Cards” help when used in times of stress
No statistical signifi cance aside from the obvious -cards MUST be used to be helpful
Conclusive NOI #1: The experience of self-creation matters.
“It was less about actually looking at the card than knowing that it was there and remembering the strategies. It was more l ike a trigger to remind me of the strategies than something I actually consciously referenced.” – Study Participant
Next Steps:• Integrate “Calming Card” experience into
mindfulness programs• Test with MBSR-T students