Self Care
Self-Care A-Z Blog
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Self-Care A-Z: Self-Care and Political/Social Activism
Regardless of context and role, social workers are ethically compelled to engage in activism. In this era, we must attend to self-care and activism as complementary in crucial and intentional ways.
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Self-Care A-Z: March Is Social Work Month—Connecting Compassion and Action Through Self-Care
Self-care is not ancillary to action; it’s essential. Thus, we propose an essential corollary equation: Self-Compassion X Self-Care = Action that is Sustainable, Ethical, Effective, & Exponential.
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Self-Care A-Z: What I Know for Sure About Self-Care, And…I’m Still Learning (Part 2)
Self-care is universal and individualized. Self-care is serious and superficial. Self-care is an integrated lifestyle and requires special attention. Power up your self-care with the power of “and.”
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Self-Care A-Z: What I Know for Sure About Self-Care, And…I’m Still Learning (Part 1)
Self-care is about power, and it’s up to me to (re)claim mine. Self-care is a professional ethical responsibility and a personal human right. It gets easier, and it remains a struggle.
The Book
Book Trailer: The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
Watch the book trailer for The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals.
Introducing...The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
Using an A-to-Z framework, the editors and contributors to this self-care handbook outline strategies for social workers/helping professionals to build a self-care plan with specific goals and ways to reach them realistically.
