LIVE: Emerging from the pandemic: The Ongoing Importance of Counselor Self-Care
May 3, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Pacific
May 3, 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Pacific
2 Hours | 2 CEs
The live professional training program on Emerging from the pandemic: The Ongoing Importance of Counselor Self-Care is presented by Richard Yep, MA.
Our society is experiencing a pandemic and increased divisiveness, discrimination, and anxiety. As counselors, we are responsible for caring for ourselves and maintaining our self-care plan. To continue to do the excellent work required of a professional counselor, the element of self-care cannot be underestimated, as these issues impact both the counselors and those who they serve.
Numerous books, articles, blogs, and conference presentations have addressed how counselors must care for themselves. To be successful in helping clients and students, professional counselors need to address the growing dilemma of burnout in the same way that flight attendants instruct us to use oxygen masks in case of an airplane emergency: put your mask on first before helping others.
Self-care is an essential factor in maintaining equilibrium and preventing burnout. To be most effective in our work, we should leverage a self-care plan that has clear goals, strategies, and timelines. Having such a plan is necessary to stay inspired and motivated.
Counselors must take care of themselves at all stages of their careers. The early stages of counselor training are critical for developing a foundation of attentive self-care and professionalism. Later in their careers, counselors must continue caring for themselves to remain inspired and energized. For example, counselors must exercise and eat nutritiously, get enough sleep, and manage stress effectively.
This presentation will take a holistic approach to the various components of self-care. It will also speak to setting appropriate boundaries and finding meaning in life. Knowing how to recognize, address, and practice skills to prevent mental and physical exhaustion will give you a long, productive, and fulfilling career as a professional counselor.
Counselors must take care of themselves at all stages of their careers – from trainee to seasoned professional. Not doing so makes you vulnerable to compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout. Giving too much of yourself without attending to professional stressors can cause you to leave the profession you love.
This presentation will take a holistic approach to the various components of self-care. It will also speak to the need to set appropriate boundaries and find meaning in life. Knowing how to recognize, address, and practice skills to prevent mental and physical exhaustion will enable you to have a long, productive, and fulfilling career as a professional counselor.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Richard Yep, CAE, FASAE
For 33 years, Richard Yep has worked for the American Counseling Association (ACA), the past 24 as the organization's Chief Executive Officer. ACA is the largest membership organization of professional counselors in the world. At the time he stepped down in June 2022, he was managing a staff of 60 a...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe how caring for self is a critical step in caring for others
Describe what prevents providers from caring for themselves
Describe the signs of when self-care is absent
Describe techniques and actions counselors can easily implement that support self-care
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