Self-Care by Brenda Lopez

Take Away

blopez54_2 — 2024-10-22 23:19:25 UTC

My biggest takeaway that I learned from these resources is validating the connection between counselors and the use of burnout. This is a significant key factor that can result in counselors to experience compassion fatigue by feeling overwhelmed from another person's well-being as their focal point and not managing their own stress effectively.

Reflection on Importance of Self-Care in the Helping Profession

blopez54_2 — 2024-10-22 23:20:34 UTC

The importance of self-care is vital within the profession of counseling based on the individual's physical, emotional and mental well-being. Practicing the use of self-care can help counselors limit stress, avoid the burnout, collaborating with colleagues and being able to provide the efficient support for their clients.

Identification & Description of Personal Self-Care Strategies

blopez54_2 — 2024-10-22 23:21:33 UTC

Generating and captivating the use of self-care options is a goal setter for every individual should have. It is a given we give all of our time and effort to other individuals but very little time for ourselves. A good plan of action to bring forward is to setting work/school/life balance separately. Self-care can be shown by eating right to exercising to getting a good amount of sleep. Mindfulness is another factor of self-care to be used by journaling down our thoughts or even meditating during yoga to relieve stress.

My Self-Care

blopez54_2 — 2024-10-22 23:23:08 UTC

Taking morning walks before going to work allows me to take in my self-care everyday. I walk until I reach my daily goal of 10k steps a day.

Other types of self-care I do have is spending time with my cat, catching up on tv shows, drinking hot tea and cooking/baking.