Course Description
This e-learning short course will empower program leaders with the tools for reducing stress, prioritizing self-care and finding a balance between personal and professional life while leading programs abroad. The course includes strategies for self-care in the areas of physical, emotional, social, and relational health and well-being, as well as self-care during three ‘critical moments’ in the education abroad program cycle: 1) prior to conducting the education abroad program, 2) self-care on-site during the program, and 3) self-care upon return to the institution.
The intended learning outcomes for the course include:
- Identify possible sources of stress for education abroad program directors
- Apply multiple evidence-based and tangible praxes for practicing better self-care throughout the education abroad program cycle
- Provide a set of self-reflection questions for program director self-care
- Explore case scenarios for deeper self-reflection on self-care abroad
- Develop a personally meaningful action plan for improved self-care
Please note that all Diversity Abroad Short Courses are available for 7 days after purchase. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions for additional information.

Allison Boye
Associate Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center (TLPDC) at Texas Tech University
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Pamela Roy
Founder of the Consultancy for Global Higher Education
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Adam Smith
Instructional Consultant at the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center (TLPDC) at Texas Tech University
About the instructor
Adam Smith works as an Instructional Consultant at the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center (TLPDC) at Texas Tech University. He works primarily with graduate student instructors as part of the Tech’s preparing future faculty program, TEACH. A former TEACH Fellow himself, he appreciates the opportunity to work one-on-one with graduate students who are actively seeking to develop their own teaching skills. Dr. Smith has worked in educational development for the past 4 years, consulting primarily with graduate students and developing relevant programming to help share evidence-based teaching practices with the campus community. As an educational developer, Adam is interested in how to help teachers adopt evidence-based practices and cultivate a more critically reflective approach to teaching. Over the last year, he and Dr. Allison Boye have collaborated together developing material and presenting about self-care for faculty members at Texas Tech and at conferences around the United States. Adam received his B.S. in Piano and Political Science from Indiana University, Bloomington. He received his M.M. in Piano Pedagogy and Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Texas Tech University. His research interests include the relationships between meditation and music practice and performance as well as the role of motivation in adopting evidence-based behaviors in personal and professional contexts. He continues to perform regularly both as a soloist and as a collaborator/accompanist. Adam’s favorite forms of self-care include yoga and meditation, reading, playing piano, and playing peek-a-boo with his young daughter, Eleanor.
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