Wellness: Self-Care
Description
Webinar Length: 1 hour
Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Explore the potential impact of secondary trauma and chronic stressors on providers who work with young children and their families
- Define and discuss the benefits of self-care in addressing provider wellness, with an emphasis on activities that activate the parasympathetic nervous system