Proposal Focus
Practice
Presentation Type
Panel/Roundtable Session
Abstract
Due to the high rates of burnout and compassion fatigue in many of the helping professions, it’s becoming increasingly important for students and professionals to better understand theories and strategies that will help them build resiliency and protect themselves from the negative effects of burnout and fatigue. This session focuses on how we as a department assist family studies students in developing a broad understanding of self-care and in helping them establish practical habits that promote resiliency in their respective professions. This presentation provides participants with practical examples of self-care.
Keywords
Higher Education, Self Care, Burn Out
Location
Wyndsor II
Start Date
3-4-2020 3:20 PM
End Date
3-4-2020 4:30 PM
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Higher Education Commons
Understanding and Practicing Self Care
Wyndsor II
Due to the high rates of burnout and compassion fatigue in many of the helping professions, it’s becoming increasingly important for students and professionals to better understand theories and strategies that will help them build resiliency and protect themselves from the negative effects of burnout and fatigue. This session focuses on how we as a department assist family studies students in developing a broad understanding of self-care and in helping them establish practical habits that promote resiliency in their respective professions. This presentation provides participants with practical examples of self-care.