Assignment task:
Report on the tracking of your stress responses, the completion of your body map, and the use of your self-care habit tracker. What did you notice? How did intentionally cultivating self-care habits change you personally, physically, emotionally, interpersonally, and professionally? Overall, to what extent did your body and mind improve on the days when you utilized self-care strategies? What will you utilize going forward?
Readings:
Skovholt, T. M., & Trotter-Mathison, M. (2016). The resilient practitioner: Burnout and compassion fatigue prevention and self-care strategies for the helping professions (3rd ed.). Routledge.
Chapter 12, "Burnout Prevention and Self-Care Strategies of Expert Practitioners" (pp. 231-253)
Chapter 14, "Self-Care Action Plan" (pp. 258-270)
Bloomquist, K. R., Wood, L., Friedmeyer-Trainor, K., & Kim, H.-W. (2016). Self-care and professional quality of life: Predictive factors among MSW practitioners. Advances in Social Work, 16(2), 292-311.