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Self-Care Resources
- Self-Care Handout – Recognizing signs of stress, greif, loss, transition and list of practices
- Self-Care Planning Guide for Individuals from The Healing Trust
- Caring for your Mental Health – The National Institute of Mental Health
- Maintaining Good Mental Health – WellSpan Philhaven
- Coping with Stress – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Care for Yourself – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- How are you Feeling? – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – How Right Now
- Self-Care Starter Kit – University at Buffalo School of Social Work
- Practical Guide to Self-Care for Helping Professionals
- Center for Spirituality and Healing – University of Minnesota
- National Farmers Market Directory – USDA
- Pennsylvania Farm Markets and Farm Stands
Self-Care Tools, Tips, and Practices
- Bikeit Lancaster is a new bike share program in Lancaster City
- Check out some recreation options in Lancaster County – athletics, garden plots, camping, and more!
- Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care for Individuals and Organizations- Futures without Violence
- Contagious Self-Care – Audio guided practices by Melanie G. Snyder
- Daily OM
- Discover Lancaster County Parks and Trails
- Explore the many faith traditions represented in Lancaster
- Find fresh produce and more at Lancaster Farmer’s Markets
- Helper Pocket Card – PROQOL (Professional Quality of Life Measure)
- Practicing Gratitude – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – How Right Now
- Self-Care Tips for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 – Mental Health First Aid
- Taking Care of Yourself – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Taking Good Care of Yourself – Mental Health America
- Yoga With Adriene
Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
- Professional Boundaries and Ethics when Working with People who have Severe Mental Illness or Co-occurring Disorders – SAMHSA – slide deck only
- Professional Boundaries for Peer Advocates – Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network – slide deck only
- Professional Boundaries for the Protection of People with Special Needs – Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs
- Professional Boundaries in Early Childhood Education – National Association for the Education of Young Children (naeyc)
- Setting Boundaries as a Health Care Worker – Mental Health America
- Setting Boundaries with Family – and how to stick to them – NPR
- The Ten Laws of Boundaries – habits for wellbeing
Resilience
- Brains: Journey to Resilience – Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
- Compassion Fatigue Resilience Series: Self Care – Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
- Compassion Resilience Toolkit
- Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Enhance your Wellbeing – Center for Spirituality and Healing at University of Minnesota
- Trauma and Healing – University of Minnesota
Family
- 30-Day Family Self-Care Challenge – Parents Together/
- Create a Family Self-Care Plan – Action for Healthy Kids/
- GoZen – for children ages 6-15 (family members welcome too!)
- Harmony SEL – a social emotional learning program
- How to Make Self-Care a Family Priority – Reach Out Parents
- Little Flower Yoga – a groovy family friendly option
- Mindful – FREE and paid options for the whole family
- Self-Care and Teenagers – Reach Out Parents
- Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers – Family Caregiver Alliance
- Tips to Practice Self-Care as a Family – Mental Health First Aid
Workplace
- Creating a Culture of Self-Care in the Workplace – Calm Business Blog
- Employee Self-Care: 10 Ways Organizations Can Be Supportive – Workforce Institute
- How Can We Promote Our EAP To Increase its Usage? – Mental Health America
- Job Burnout: How to Spot it and Take Action – Mayo Clinic
- Professional Quality of Life Measure and Resources – PROQOL
- Promote Employee Wellness by Promoting Your EAP – fei Workforce Resilience
- Wellbeing for Organizations – Center for Spirituality and Healing – University of Minnesota
- What is Psychological Safety at Work? – Center for Creative Leadership