Meeting Pattern

Description

This highly anticipated second edition written for mental health professionals offers practical perspectives on the lifelong quest for personal wellness. Through conversational and deeply personal narratives, the authors reveal their self-care journeys at different stages of their careers, and 39 guest contributors-ranging from graduate students to counseling veterans-share how they overcome setbacks and prioritize self-care to maintain competent, ethical practice. Topics include practicing self-care throughout your career, strategies for managing stress, establishing personal and professional boundaries, enhancing relationships, finding meaning in life, and creating a realistic self-care plan. Firsthand accounts throughout the book have been updated, and new narratives have been added on self-care practices for healing from grief, self-care for grief counselors, staying committed to self-care, global self-care practices, permission to be, creating balance among chaos, making self-care nonnegotiable, contemplations at midcareer, and self-care planning.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

Students who complete the course will be able to:

• Become aware of new methods, innovations, and practical tips for helping students, adults, and personal selves manage their self-care.
• Utilize the knowledge gained from the text and apply it to their own counseling or social work professions.
• Recognize and reflect on personal wellness strategies.

 Required Book:

Counselor Self-Care – Second Edition; Authors: Gerald Corey, Michelle Muratori, Jude T. Austin II, Julius A. Austin; ISBN: 9781556204197

Website to order book: American Counseling Association Store Home: https://imis.counseling.org/store/, ACA Member: $29.95, Nonmember Price: $38.95

Or order from Amazon:  $28.25 – Paperback; $38.95 – Hardcover

Testimonials:

"I ABSOLUTELY ENJOYED THIS CLASS! THE CONTENT WAS RELATABLE AND THE ASSIGNMENTS COULD BE PERSONALIZED TO REFLECT AND MAKE MY OWN PLANS FOR SELF-CARE FROM WHAT I LEARNED."

"THE BOOK ITSELF WAS VERY VALUABLE AND HOW EASILY APPLICABLE IT WAS."

"I AM PLANNING TO MAKE MY OWN VISION BOARD TO KEEP MY SELF-CARE IDEAS I GOT FROM THIS CLASS IN MIND!"

"EVERY SCHOOL COUNSELOR SHOULD READ THIS BOOK."

"GIVEN THE HIGH STRESS DAILY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THIS CLASS IS A MUST!!! WE NEED TO FOCUS ON OUR SELF-CARE IF WE WANT TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF OURSELVES."