Session Summary: Are you aware that self-care is not optional for counselors? You will find that it is required and is specifically addressed in the ACA Code of Ethics, The NBCC Code of Ethics and others. In this one-hour class we will focus on:

1. why self-care is so important to counselors and their clients

2. the consequences of not engaging in self-care

3. examining our own self-care with the Life Balance Evaluation (from How to Create Your Balanced Life by Kolleen Meyer-Krikac)

4. and creating a plan for self-care.

Kolleen teaches Ethical Issues in Counseling webinars and workshops as well as How to Create Your Balanced Life for Counselors and Practical Information to Create a Successful Private Practice. She co-teaches a series of classes on the Enneagram with her co-author for The Enneagram for Children book series, Devan Martin. Kolleen is working on more classes to be available soon.