Learning Resources

Using Self-Care Strategies and Preventing Burnout

Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.

• Chapter 14, “Avoiding Burnout” (pp. 349–371)

Lee, K., Pang, Y. C., Lee, J. A. L., & Melby, J. N. (2017). A study of adverse childhood experiences, coping strategies, work stress, and self-care in the child welfare profession. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance, 41(4), 389–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2017.1302898

Mavridis, C., Harkness, S., Super, C. M., & Liu, J. L. (2019). Family workers, stress, and the limits of self-care. Children and Youth Services Review, 103, 236–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.06.011

Writing Concisely

Walden University Writing Center. (2020). Scholarly voice: Writing concisely [Multimedia file]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/s…

To Prepare

• Review the Learning Resource on using self-care strategies and preventing burnout.
• Identify two self-care strategies you would use, and consider how you would implement them.

By Day 4

Post an explanation of at least two strategies that you, as an advanced human services professional practitioner actively involved in contemporary issues, may use for your own self-care. Include specific examples of how you might implement these strategies. Use information from the Learning Resources to support your response.

By Day 6

Respond to two of your colleagues’ postings. Suggest one additional self-care strategy that they may not have considered.