Counselors' Self-Care by Nora Hernandez

Take Away: Why Self-Care is Essential as a Counselor

nlhernandez2 — 2023-10-29 16:08:02 UTC

Practicing self-care as counselors and educators is our responsibility as professionals so we can be more efficient and helpful to others as well as ourselves and our loved ones. We should actively plan, monitor and access our self-care activities continuously throughout our career and help look out for one another.

Personal Self-Care Strategies

nlhernandez2 — 2023-10-29 16:52:51 UTC

Making a plan of what we will eat for the week, buying those ingredients and then getting home early enough to cook dinner to make sure my family and I are eating nutritious food instead. This will help us from eating less fast food because I stayed too late at work and too tired to make dinner is one of my goals. Another one of my self-care goals is to leave school three times a week by four so I am able to spend quality time with my family, enjoy our meals or do something fun as a family.

Reflection on Self-Care

nlhernandez2 — 2023-10-29 16:53:36 UTC

I remember my professional school counselor professor always reinforcing that we should seek help if we had a case we dealt with that impacted us greatly. I have found this assignment beneficial because it is not always those hard cases we deal with that grind at us; it can also be all the little things that add up that can also have a big footprint.

Visual of Self-Care Plan

nlhernandez2 — 2023-10-29 20:34:48 UTC

I am going to commit to leaving my campus three times a week before four o'clock. This will allow me to have time with my family or doing things for us to improve our family lifestyle instead of waiting to do everything on the weekend.