Self-Care, A-to-Z: Struggles, Strategies, and Successes in Self-Care
Welcome to OUR blog! This space is for all of us to share our struggles, strategies, and successes with self-care! The blog was prompted by the recent publication of The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Organizational Accountability and Practitioner Self-Care -...
Self-Care is NOT blaming the individual or discounting an organization’s responsibility. Promoting organizational wellness is imperative! And, self-care is essential. It’s not an either/or!
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Designing a Hazmat Suit of Self-Care in Toxic Environments
Frequently, people ask about navigating toxicity. Toxic environments require hazmat suits! From my experience and observing others, I’ve learned to construct hazmat suits using ER-ADLS.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Seven Strategies for Self-Care in Seasons of Stress (SOS)
To paraphrase Charles Dickens: These are the “worst of times” for stress; these are the “best of times” for self-care! Holidays are particularly stressful for helping professionals. The Season of...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: 5 Steps for Successful Self-Care Resolutions, Not Regrets
2017: Skinny, rich, and happy! Ample evidence documents that New Year’s resolutions can quickly turn into regrets. Here are steps toward successful self-care resolutions, not regrets.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Developing “Plan B” as a Social Worker's Self-Care Strategy
Who has time to develop Plan B when knee deep in Plan A!? And, social work is a core identity. Pursuing something other than social work? That’s crazy talk. Or is it?
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Frugal February - Finances and Self-Care in Social Work
In February, Erlene Grise-Owens refrains from making non-essential purchases. She invites you to join her in a “Frugal February” reflection. If a month is too much, consider doing Frugal Fridays or...
View ArticleMy Self-Care Epiphany - How a Personal Crisis Woke Me Up
Put your own oxygen mask on first, I tell my clients. Self care is not selfish, I tell my clients. But I was not practicing what I was preaching, and like many other social workers, it took a personal...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Celebrating March, Social Work Month
March, Social Work Month, is a time to reflect on where our profession has been, our current status, and future directions. Let’s celebrate this month by emphasizing self-care as a professional priority.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: “C”-ing Stress - Changing the Lens From Personal Problems...
Let’s “C” how to change the meaning ascribed to stressors from personal problems to powerful and positive possibilities using Hill's ABC-X framework.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Inspiring Self-Care Through Stories of Resilience
Vicarious resilience is a form of self-care. In contrast to vicarious trauma, vicarious resilience refers to the positive impact of hearing how others cope with trauma and difficulties. Seek out...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: More Lessons of Resilience for Self-Care Inspiration
Amidst toxic racism and stark poverty, George Dawson demonstrated incredible personal resilience. This entry elucidates four more of Dawson’s compelling lessons of resilience for self-care inspiration,...
View ArticleSelf-Care A-to-Z: Fired Up to Spark Self-Care
As we “do our jobs,” we traverse toxicity and encounter ethical choices, which may lead to firing. May we have clear, consistent values and courageous, caring personal Boards of Trustees! And, let’s be...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: Re-Fired - Grade “A” Living Into Possibilities of Self-Care
None of us do self-care perfectly; yet, we often try to live up to an expectation of perfection. Instead, let’s commit to live into the possibilities of self-care!
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: POP To Stay Motivated for Self-Care
Social workers, do you struggle with staying motivated for self-care? Most of us do! At times, we need to (re)focus our approach. One such approach is POP: Prioritize, Organize, and Partialize.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Sealed with a KISS - Keeping It Simple Self-Care
September, 2017 marks the Self-Care A-to-Z blog’s one-year anniversary. In celebration, let’s KISS, i.e., Keep it Simple Self-Care! Social work can be overwhelming. Bad news: Self-care is challenging!...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: The Self-Care Practice of Letting Go
Autumn is an apropos season for emphasizing the important self-care practice of letting go. Consider what you need to let go. What bogs down your spirit and blocks your well-being?
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Gratitude as Focus, Frame, and Fuel for Self-Care
Let’s use this month of Thanks-giving to commit to using gratitude as fuel, frame, and focus for self-care.
View ArticleA Conversation on Self-Care for Social Workers - Video
Co-editors of The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals discuss the purpose of the book, self-care and ethics, self-care as a lifestyle,and self-care strategies...
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: A "Word" About Self-Care in 2018
As we begin 2018, join us in a simple, yet powerful, self-care resolution. The One Word ritual is counter to complicated lists of resolutions.What is YOUR word?
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