Attention students and ECPs: Self-care is 'an ethical imperative'

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Martin
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Ethical Imperative

scholarly journals Self-Care: An Ethical Imperative for Anti-Racist Counselor Training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Mitchell ◽  
Erin Binkley
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Counselor Training ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Racial Identity Development ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Ethical Imperative ◽  
Development Models

Attention has been given to multicultural counseling, social justice and advocacy work over the last several decades; with this in mind, it is essential Counselors educators work as anti-racist change agents to understand the role of self-care in advocacy and be armed with self-care strategies based upon racial identity standing. Working through the lens of racial identity development models, educators will learn ways to support students of the dominant culture in engaging in self-care without initiating oppressive behaviors, and conversely will learn strategies to assist Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC) in enacting self-care without assisting in their own oppression. Thus, the purpose of this conceptual manuscript is to (a) provide a rationale for self-care as an ethical imperative, (b) introduce self-care strategies to employ while supporting anti-racist andragogy through intentional wellness, and (c) call students to build self-care routines focused on multiculturalism and social justice.

Renewal Retreats for School Counselors: Design, Delivery, and Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2110066
Author(s):  
Carrie Brill Sanders
Keyword(s):  
School Counselors ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Practitioner Research ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Ethical Imperative ◽  
School Communities ◽  
K 12

While providing counseling services, school counselors may experience compassion fatigue and need opportunities for support and supervision. To address the ethical imperative of self-care and provide space for school counselors to connect and renew, one district offered a retreat experience designed to renew school counselors who support K–12 students and their school communities. This practitioner research study investigated the design, delivery, and outcomes of the 1-day retreat. With all participants indicating that the retreat was very to extremely useful to them, worth their time, and applicable to their self-care, the findings suggest the value of retreats designed specifically for school counselors.

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