Self-Care for the Helping Professions.

Catalog description

For students entering a variety of helping professions, this course will explore the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and self-care practices to mitigate burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. By the end of the course, each student will have developed their individualized self-care plan that will be implemented immediately and throughout their career. Topics include self-awareness, relationships, gratitude, mindfulness, supervision, professional development, personal and professional boundaries, mental health, and physical health.