Description
The purpose of this 70 page booklet is to provide human service workers and professionals with simple and practical principles and strategies for self-care. Despite being amongst the most self-giving and compassionate people in our community, those who occupy human service roles are often little considerate of themselves and their own wellbeing. It is intended that this book will be a resource that human service organisations and agencies will obtain and distribute to their employees and contractors.
In this brief volume, topics have been chosen for their immediate practical importance. Though tapping into many technical sources of ‘tried and tested’ ideas and data, they are presented purposely in straightforward language and with simple accompanying self-care and self-help strategies. The thought being that, busy people don’t need the added stress of having to ‘mine’ for useful ideas in a laboured or academic style of content.
The book commences by highlighting that self-care and care for others are inseparably part of a single moral imperative of human service. It concludes with a theme that is rapidly becoming a key consideration in psychological practice, health promotion, and preventative mental health: the use of principles of meditation for self-care, general health, and wellbeing.
The booklet contains chapters on:
• Why You Must Matter
• How You Can Wreck Yourself by Being a ‘Rescuer’
• Setting Boundaries for Self-preservation
• Work and Play: Achieving a Sustainable Ratio
• Taking Care of Yourself After a Critical Incident
• Bad Experiences Can Rub Off on You
• Learning to Manage Stress
• Why Self-medication is a Poor Substitute for Self-care
• Getting Enough Exercise to Stay Healthy
• You Are What You Eat
• Conflict: Learning to Manage the Unavoidable
• Meditation for in the Workplace
This resource is available as both a download and a bulk printed resource branded with your logo. Please get in touch with us for more information: info@youcanhelppublishing.com
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