Overview
Prepare:
- Review the Roles, Responsibilities, and Self-Care of Crisis Responders video found in the Learning Resources for this week and consider the specific self-care perspectives and other considerations discussed.
- Review and download the Self-Care Assessment Worksheet attached
- Complete the Self-Care Assessment to evaluate the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and workplace/professional areas of your life. The worksheet is attached as well. Follow the directions as provided. Save your results for this Journal Assignment.
- Review and download the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL): Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue self-assessment found in the Learning Resources for this week.
- Complete the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL): Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue self-assessment to identify your compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress scores. Follow the directions as provided. Save your results for this Journal Assignment.
In your journal, address the following questions:
- As you reflect on your self-care assessment results, both the self-assessment and the ProQOL, what key findings or insights did you uncover?
- What areas do you want to highlight or address to protect your wellness?
- What self-care strategies will you use to maintain your wellness as a professional counselor?
no Ai generated content or plagiarism use the references attached to post and other scholarly articles
. James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.