Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout can be common in the counseling field if proper self-care is not maintained. This assignment will help you gain a better understanding of ethical responses regarding counselor self-care, supervision and consultation, and collaboration with other human service professionals.
Create an 8 to 10 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in which you
- Describe the ethical importance of counselor self-care.
- Describe the importance of self-care for counselors.
- Explain how self-care upholds a counselors professional ethical responsibilities
- Explain ways to ensure self-care.
- Discuss methods for preventing compassion fatigue.
- Discuss methods for incorporating proper clinical supervision.
- Discuss methods for appropriate collaboration and consultation with colleagues and other human services professionals.
- Include a bulleted list that provides at least 1 daily and 2 weekly tasks or behaviors you plan to do to maintain your self-care.
