NRC Learning Centers - Self Care
Wednesday April 25, 2018
12:00 PM until 3:00 PM
Care for Myself First ... To Better Care for Others
NRC Learning Centers PD: Half-day early release
Date: April 25, 2018
Time: 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Presenter: Dr. Deni Howley
Audience: Learning Center Teachers, Therapists, Paraprofessionals
Description: This workshop will focus on the importance of individual Self Care, including specific strategies that staff can develop and strengthen to promote their own psychological and physical health. By strengthening and being our own best self, we are then able to better care for others in our classrooms, our families, and our community. We’ll consider personal experience and preferences on multiple domains of Self Care, and practice techniques to strengthen our own self. Finally, we’ll consider how to know if we need to get extra support/help, and where to turn.
Topic Outline:
- What is Self Care?
- What is the impact of Positive Psychology?
- Importance of promoting psychological and physical health to be our best self
- Personal Self Care Inventory
- Using Self Care Wheel to gain insight into what we can do for ourselves
- Domains of Self Care: Spiritual, Professional, Physical, Emotional/Psychological, Personal
- Techniques to develop and strengthen positive self care
- Breathing techniques
- Mindfulness
- Positive affirmations
- Movement
- Next Steps
- How do we know if we need to get extra support/help? And, where can we turn for assistance? (e.g., situations may activate times in our past that cause distress beyond our typical tolerance)
- Creating Balance
Participants should: wear comfortable clothes, bring water and extra snacks.
Location: North River Conference Center, 525 Beech Street, Rockland MA 02370
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