Personal Well-Being

Catalog description

The purpose of building human resilience and well-being is to prevent burnout, traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue for social services and mental health professionals, healthcare providers, emergency first responders, and other relationship-intense occupations. This course will cover the causes, symptoms, and effects of traumatic stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, and additional work-related stress with a focus on enhancing the quality of life and improving a healthy lifestyle by incorporating evidenced-based practices in psychological and emotional resilience training, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, positive psychology, prevention, peer support, and self-care, including nutrition, exercise, and sleep. The course will also include a basic overview of the principles, practices, and functions of case management in human services and the various resources within the state, region, and local community.