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Self-Care for Mental Health Practitioners (1 CE)

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Description:
 
Practitioner stress, professional impairment and occupational burnout may negatively affect clinical work. Conversely, self-care can serve as a catalyst for therapeutic well-being. Self-care was explored as a mechanism for promoting practitioner well-being...
 
Credit: 1 CE Hour
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SKU
1141CE

Course By: Kristin Ceppaluni, NCC, LMHC

Content By: Posluns, K., & Gall, T.L. (2020). Dear mental health practitioners take care of yourselves: a literature review on self-care. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 42, 1-20. 

This course is for:  Clinical Psychologists, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists

Course Description: Practitioner stress, professional impairment and occupational burnout may negatively affect clinical work. Conversely, self-care can serve as a catalyst for therapeutic well-being. Self-care was explored as a mechanism for promoting practitioner well-being in the accompanying study. Empirical evidence was considered relative to self-care domain-type: awareness, flexibility, balance, physical health, spirituality and social support. Resultant statistical analyses were interpreted; a need for practitioner self-care engagement, self-care integration in clinical programs, and self-care as a factorial consideration in quality assurance processes was evidenced.

 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Consider factors that can lead to occupational fatigue and related impairment
  2. Review the interrelationship between professional fatigue (occupational burnout, stress, and professional impairment) and self-care
  3. Understand the necessity and importance of adhering to self-care regimens in consideration of the statistical findings and related clinical implications addressed in the study
  4. Review the study limitations and suggested areas for further review

Course Outline:

  1. Read and understand Dear mental health practitioners take care of yourselves: a literature review on self-care
  2. Review the Course Description and Learning Objectives
  3. Understand the relationship between occupational stressors and self-care
  4. Work through the post-test questions; answer selections should be derived from the accompanying article
  5. Return to the referenced article for any missed questions and/or to further understand the impact of self-care on clinical work

Approvals:

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5750. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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Social Workers: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0112.

Counselors: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Counselors as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed counselors #MHC-0165.

Marriage Family Therapists: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage Family Therapists as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed Marriage Family Therapists #MFT-0077.

Psychologists: The Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Science is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0164.

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More Information
Board ApprovalsAmerican Psychological Association (APA), NBCC, Florida Board - Social Work, MFT, Counseling, and Psychology, NYSED - Social Work, MFT and Counseling Only, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders
CE FormatOnline, Text-Based