For that topic, determine: what is the main question that you want to answer (quantitatively)? Identify a security/policy topic that you find interesting (option to change your mind later) • Examples: Energy security, hunger, poverty, immigration, conflicts, climate change, ect Find at least one source of quantitative data, ideally a data frame, that supports analysis of that topic Suggested plan structure (~2 pages, including appendix) Working title A little background, to establish context (1 paragraph) The question(s) you are addressing (1 or 2 sentences) Discussion of why this topic is interesting or important (1 or 2 paragraphs) What would be the null hypothesis, and do you hope to reject it? Related literature, including your personal case study: citations only (Goal: at least 3 citations) Data source(s) for relevant quantitative data (provide links) Disclaimer: Relationship to current or past related research (coursework or job-related) Appendix: 1-page summary of your selected case study Running head: SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES 1 Self-Care Plan Lou Sorrells Dr. Natalie Peterson SOWK779 September 10, 2022 SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES 2 My self-care plan My self-care plan will involve a wide range of activities that will cover; my physical care; Psychological self-care; emotional self-care; Relationship self-care and professional self-care. Moreover, my plan will include the activities that I undertake under each plan activity as well as the frequency or the ratings for each activity. Table 1: My Self-Care Plan Activity Self-care Plan Activities under the plan Ratings/frequency of undertaking these activities (Out of 10) 1-4: Activity done very poorly 5-10: Activity done ok/well/excellently Physical Care  Eating regularly  Doing Exercise  Getting enough sleep The rating for these activities is 7/10 Psychological care  Making time for self- reflection  Writing Journals  Making time to get off the internet, emails or the internet The rating for these activities is 5/10 Emotional self-care  Spending time with people I love (Families 8/10 Natalie Peterson The expectation for this assignment is a self-care plan in narrative form. The table takes up too much space. Natalie Peterson Relationship does not need to be capitalized. Natalie Peterson Psychological does not need to be capitalized. SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES 3 and friends)  Loving myself  Finding things that make me laugh/happy  Positive self-talk Spiritual self-care  Praying and self- devotion  Spending.

1. For that topic, determine: what is the main question that you
want to answer (quantitatively)?
Identify a security/policy topic that you find interesting (option
to change your mind later)
• Examples: Energy security, hunger, poverty, immigration,
conflicts, climate change, ect
Find at least one source of quantitative data, ideally a data
frame, that supports analysis of
that topic
Suggested plan structure (~2 pages, including appendix)
Working title
A little background, to establish context (1 paragraph)
The question(s) you are addressing (1 or 2 sentences)
Discussion of why this topic is interesting or important (1 or 2
paragraphs)
What would be the null hypothesis, and do you hope to reject it?
Related literature, including your personal case study: citations
only (Goal: at least 3
citations)
Data source(s) for relevant quantitative data (provide links)
Disclaimer: Relationship to current or past related research
(coursework or job-related)
Appendix: 1-page summary of your selected case study
Running head: SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES
1
Self-Care Plan

2. Lou Sorrells
Dr. Natalie Peterson
SOWK779
September 10, 2022
SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES
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My self-care plan
My self-care plan will involve a wide range of activities
that will cover; my physical care;
Psychological self-care; emotional self-care; Relationship
self-care and professional self-care.
Moreover, my plan will include the activities that I undertake
under each plan activity as well as
the frequency or the ratings for each activity.
Table 1: My Self-Care Plan Activity
Self-care Plan Activities under the plan Ratings/frequency of
undertaking these activities
(Out of 10)
1-4: Activity done very poorly

3. 5-10: Activity done
ok/well/excellently
Physical Ca
The rating for these activities is
7/10
-
reflection
the internet, emails or
the internet
The rating for these activities is
5/10
Emotional self-
people I love (Families
8/10

4. Natalie Peterson
The expectation for this assignment is a self-care plan in
narrative form. The table takes up too much space.
Natalie Peterson
Relationship does not need to be capitalized.
Natalie Peterson
Psychological does not need to be capitalized.
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and friends)
make me laugh/happy
-talk
Spiritual self- -
devotion
nature

5. inspiration
rational
literature such as bible
7/10
Relationship self-
with my partner/spouse
circle
my relatives
6/10
Professional Self-
intense workloads
4/10
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with my co-workers

6. needs (Promotions and
pay rise)
Reflection
After my graduation, there are various self-care practices that I
need to work on. First, I need to
add more activities in my physical self-care. In most cases, I
have been attending the gym in order
to improve my physical well-being. However, I have also
realized that I need to add meditation
and running exercises to my schedule. I believe that mediation
will be crucial in helping me to
control both physical and my mental well-being. It will help me
to evaluate my strengths and
weaknesses and areas that I will need to improve for the future.
Moreover, I also plan to be running
twice a day to improve flexibility of my body. Moreover, I need
to burn more calories in order to
stay healthy. I have learned that running twice everyday helps
people to improve flexibility and
release more calories from the body.
In terms of the psychological self-care, I also plan to integrate

7. the Cognitive Behavior therapy into
my daily routines. However, I will be visiting a health expert
who will be helping me on the best
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) methods to undertake. I
believe that I have many fears that I
need to overcome in order to grow as a person. Examples of the
fears that I need to overcome
include; the fear of losing friends and the fear trying to
undertake new opportunities. I learned that
the CBT method is also effective in helping victims evaluate
their thoughts and ideas in order to
become better people in the future. Another area that I will
work on is my professional self-care. I
plan to undertake more exercises on how to become a team
leader and cultivate positive group
Natalie Peterson
Are your plans to begin therapy as a part of your self-care plan?
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Check APA 7th Edition guidelines for formatting.
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Did you get this information from another source? If so, please
cite it.
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energy in all the organizations that I will be working for in the
future. In the university, I have
worked with various groups and realized that I need to improve
as my as my group contribution is
concerned. I plan to become a group leader in the future and
hence, I will be undertaking various
sessions and exercises on how to become an effective group
leader in the future.
However, when practicing self-care, there are various
challenges that may arise. The biggest
challenges to self-care are diseases and injury. Injuries or
diseases usually changes the functioning
of the body and also interferes with the plans of the victims.
Moreover, negative attitudes towards
self-care are another aspect that may challenge the victims.
Some self-care practices like gym
workouts, praying or meditation requires a lot of sacrifice and a
high level of discipline. During the
initial stages of self-care practice, users may find it easy to
undertake all the practices. However, as
they progress, they may find it challenging to continue
following the same routines and abandon
the self-care practices. Furthermore, another problem towards

9. practicing self-care is that most
people often tend to focus on other people’s needs at the
expense of their requirements. In such
situations, it may be difficult for people to effectively evaluate
their needs, control their emotions
or improve their physical well-being through self-care.
Practicing self-care is good but also challenging. Practicing
self-care will help to improve my
physical well-being, control my state of mind and also help me
to improve my thinking capacity.
However, I expect my sacrifice a lot when undertaking my self-
care practices. For example, I will
need to follow a strict diet with natural foods and Zero alcohol.
Moreover, I will also have to
sacrifice my time especially when undertaking my physical
self-care. Sometimes, the urge of
hanging out with friends or going on social media can be
strong and may inhibit me from
effectively undertaking all my self-care strategies.
Natalie Peterson
Zero does not need to be capitalized.
Natalie Peterson
Reread.

10. Natalie Peterson
Is this your experience? Make this personal (about you and your
plan, your challenges).
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Are these your words/thoughts? If not, please cite your source.
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Are these your words/thoughts?
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Re-read. Remove extra words.
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To address the negative coping strategies, there are various
strategies that I have implemented.
First, I will set up reminders on my phone regarding the
activities that I need to undertake and the
exact time for the activity. Having reminders is crucial as it will
help to create time for my physical
care activities and avoid temptations that may limit me from
effectively undertaking my self-care
activities. Secondly, I will rely on meditation practices to
enhance my mental well-being.
Meditation helps people to evaluate their thoughts and eliminate
negative behaviors. I believe that

11. through meditation will help me to scrutinize my thoughts and
cope with the sacrifice that comes
with self-care activities. Moreover, I will also use my personal
journals. I have always relied on
personal journals to undertake and fulfill all my exercises.
I often prepare daily and weekly
journals that contain my crucial activities that I plan to achieve.
I this case, I also believe that they
will help me to overcome my self-care barriers and negative
emotional strategies.
Currently, my current level of resilience is very effective. Using
my effective coping strategies, I
am able to undertake almost all my self-care activities. I also
believe that when I integrate the
cognitive behavior therapy methods, I will be able to
undertake and improve all my self-care
activities.
References
Butler, L. D., Mercer, K. A., McClain-Meeder, K., Horne, D.
M., & Dudley, M. (2019).
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Should be "In?"
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12. This is not within the guidelines of APA 7th Edition.
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Six domains of self-care: Attending to the whole person.
Journal of Human Behavior in the
Social Environment, 29(1), 107-124.
Orellana-Rios, C. L., Radbruch, L., Kern, M., Regel, Y. U.,
Anton, A., Sinclair, S., & Schmidt, S.
(2018).
Mindfulness and compassion-oriented practices at work reduce
distress and enhance self-
care of palliative care teams: a mixed-method evaluation of an
“on the job “program. BMC
palliative care, 17(1), 1-15.