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Self-Care is Self-HelpABCs for the Experienced Health Care Worker

Presenter: Ricardo O. Henry

The Importance of Mental Health - Presenter: Ricardo O. Henry... Permian Basin Community Centers for MHMR

Words of Affirmation

Self care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.

Eleanor Brown


What is Mental Health?

A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well being.

Wellness in our mind, sense of self (confidence and esteem)

How we think, behave and feel Mental health is SELF-CARE!!


Why mental health? Depression is a common illness among new

mothers1


…Why mental health? Caregivers of children who are ill suffer multiple

health problems2

Depending on their socioeconomic position Depending on their sense of self Depending on their own gene pool Depending on their lifestyle

Professional suffer burnout, stress and anxiety Due to lower funding for social support Overload and time management issues Supervisor and management insensitivity


Watch this…

Hope & Recovery Video

https://youtu.be/4Zuo88K2Gdc


Barriers

Access Transportation Personal mobility

Cost Cultural & Spiritual factors Cognitive factors

Myths


Signs… Eating or sleeping too much or too

little Pulling away from people and usual

activities Having low or no energy Feeling numb or like nothing matters Having unexplained aches and pains Feeling helpless or hopeless Smoking, drinking, or using drugs

more than usual Feeling unusually confused, forgetful,

on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared

Yelling or fighting with family and friends

Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships

Having persistent thoughts and memories you can’t get out of your head

Hearing voices or believing things that are not true

Thinking of harming yourself or others

Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or school


Help for primary support givers

Whole Family – Extended It takes a village

Mental Health Education

Spirituality School Health Care System


A mentally well community is a thriving community


Burnout

Mental or physical collapse caused by overwork or stress


Words of Affirmation…

“Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.”

― Parker J. Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/55813.Parker_J_Palmer

http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/65809


The Workplace Bad Words Delegate

“When one treats people with benevolence, justice and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.” Sun Tzu

Delay Prioritize

Deny Learn to say NO


Stress a state of mental or emotional

strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

It is the body’s response to overwhelming demands


Risk Factors Being female Having fewer years of formal education Living with the person you are caring for Social isolation Having depression Financial difficulties Higher number of hours spent caregiving Lack of coping skills and difficulty solving problems Lack of choice in being a caregiver


Vicarious Trauma & Secondary Stress

Death of a client/Patient Hospitalization of a client/patient Vicarious trauma vs empathy

Countertransference and transference


Watch this too…

Vicarious Trauma Video

https://youtu.be/2xBAS52lmBE


Strategies


Stimulus Control & Counter-Conditioning Stimulus Control – “The

Office Stuff” Leave the desk for lunch Insist on a comfortable chair Green the area (live plant?);

stimulating/relaxing music if even for a set time

Watercooler talk (manage it)

Counter conditioning Spirituality (prayer,

meditation etc) Gyming Sex (destressor) Volunteer work Diarizing VACATION/ PTO


Simple Strategies Get professional help if you need it Connecting with others Staying positive Getting physically active Helping others Getting enough sleep Developing coping skills Nutrition


Games Games work to prevent burnout for a

couple of reasons - They stimulate your competitive juices

- You can win (fabulous) prizes- They are fun

They make you laugh; laughter is exercise and is otherwise physically healthy

They helps you laugh at yourself


What are some of the other things which you can do for self-care


The final word…

CONTROL OUTLETS FOR FRUSTRATION PREDICTABILITY SOCIAL SUPPORT REST & RELAXATION

Desiderata


THANK` YOU

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