• Professional “Take Away” from Reviewing Resources: Write a brief statement (1 or 2 sentences) that describes your biggest “take away” from reviewing the resources on burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma. In other words, what was the most profound information that you learned? Submit your own original writing that explains your biggest "take away" from reviewing the resources.

• Reflection on Importance of Self-Care in the Helping Profession: Write a brief statement (1 or 2 sentences) that explains your thoughts on why self-care is a crucial aspect of the helping profession. Submit your own original writing that explains your own perspective on self-care in the helping profession now that you have reviewed the resources.

• Identification & Description of Personal Self-Care Strategies: Identify and describe one or two strategies that you can use to practice good self-care. In 2-3 sentences, describe what you can do to ensure that you are taking care of yourself while serving others in the helping profession. These should be strategies that you can practice utilizing throughout this term, as you will be asked to reflect on their effectiveness in the Self-Monitoring and Self-Awareness activity (you can preview this activity in the Unit 4: Reflection of Mastery).  

• Graphic/Picture:I nclude a picture or graphic that visually represents your plan for self-care. The picture can be of you engaged in the activity, or it can be a “graphic” that illustrates the strategy. *Do not include pictures of students or others that would require consent. You do not have to cite public use or stock images.

Lykethia M. Collins, MS.

Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Angelo State University

EDG-6320 Individual Counseling

Professor Kristi Cook

Professor Julie Hargraves

October 26, 2025