by Erlene Grise-Owens, EdD, LCSW, MSW, MRE, lead co-editor of The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
Consciousness of the essential significance of wholistic self-care is rising! It’s being seen as an integral side of competent, moral observe—for instance, as evidenced by NASW’s inclusion of self-care in its revised Code of Ethics. Taking self-care severely requires express consideration, accessible sources, and ongoing integration. However, taking self-care severely doesn’t imply we will’t have enjoyable, too.
Worldwide Self-Care Day on July 24 provides a well timed alternative to (re)set our self-care commitments. And, our Self-Care BINGO provides a little bit of play to the day. In celebration, let’s have some enjoyable, whereas fostering the significance of self-care. Be a part of within the Self-Care Day BINGO CHALLENGE and invite your colleagues to take part and promote Self-Care 24/7!
Worldwide Self-Care Day was initiated in 2011 by the International Foundation for Self-Care to advertise “a spotlight and alternative to boost the profile of wholesome life-style self-care programmes all over the world.” Deciding on July twenty fourth “symbolizes that advantages of self-care are skilled 24 hours a day, 7 days per week!”
We invite you to take the Self-Care Day BINGO Problem! On July twenty fourth, have interaction in self-care in at the very least 24 methods! Since a Bingo card has 24 squares, it’s supreme for our enjoyable 24/7 problem.
Use the Bingo card under to play. Invite your colleagues to take part! Share this problem along with your group and different networks. Have a crew problem/competitors.
(Click on here to download the Self-Care Bingo card in PDF format.)
Use our Bingo card supplied, make substitutions that suit your way of life, OR design your personal. Right here’s a earlier weblog put up on low-cost self-care to spark concepts. Listed below are some concepts for professional self-care. Keep in mind that self-care isn’t all the time enjoyable – listed below are some methods to have interaction in self-care that doesn’t always feel good.
We’d love to listen to about your Self-Care BINGO expertise. Share how your problem goes within the feedback under!
Joyful Worldwide Self-Care Day! If you want additional sources to develop any of those areas of your self-care, please take a look at previous Self-Care A-Z blog posts and The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals.
Keep in mind: Self-care is life-long, not simply sooner or later. Self-care is a wholistic way of life. And, it begins when? As we speak! BINGO!
Peace, Love, & Self-Care,
Erlene
Erlene Grise-Owens, EdD, LCSW, MSW, MRE, is a Associate in The Wellness Group, ETC. This LLC gives analysis, coaching, and session for organizational wellness and practitioner well-being. Dr. Grise-Owens is lead editor of The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals. As a former school member and graduate program director, she and a small (however mighty!) group of colleagues applied an initiative to advertise self-care as a part of the social work schooling curriculum. Beforehand, she served in medical and administrative roles. She has expertise with navigating toxicity and dysfunction, up-close and private! Likewise, as an educator, she noticed college students enter the sector and shortly burn out. As a devoted social employee, she believes the well-being of practitioners is a matter of social justice and human rights. Thus, she is on a mission to advertise self-care and wellness!
