4. The act of taking
care of your
mental, physical,
and emotional
well-being
5. The
Importance of
Self-Care
• Can help reduce stress and enhance your
quality of life
• Research shows that, in addition to
keeping you healthy, self-care can also
improve your overall well-being
• Helps you manage the daily stresses in
your life—the academic pressures, tricky
interpersonal relationships, and uncertain
future
7. How can you
tell if my child
has problems
with self care
skills?
If a child has self care difficulties, they
might:
•Be unable to feed themselves
independently.
•Require more help than others of their
age to get dressed or undressed.
•Find it difficult to tolerate wearing
certain clothes.
•Struggle to use cutlery.
•Need adults to open food packaging in
their lunch box.
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8. • Refuse to eat certain foods.
• Be unable to coordinate
movements to brush teeth.
• Require extensive help to fall
asleep.
• Choose to toilet only at home
where there is adult support.
• Be late to develop independent
day time toileting.
• Show limited motivation for
independence in self care, sot
hey wait for adults to do it for
them instead.
9. What are the
building blocks
necessary to
develop self
care skills?
•Hand and finger strength
•Hand control
•Sensory processing
•Object manipulation
•Expressive language (using
language
•Planning and sequencing
•Receptive language
(understanding
•Compliance
10. What other
problems can
occur when you
see difficulties
with self care
skills?
When a child has self care
difficulties, they might also have
difficulties with:
•Following instructions
•Receptive language (understanding
•Eating
•Sleeping
•Dressing and undressing
•Social skills
• Fine motor skills
•Gross motor skills
•Organisation
•Learning new tasks
•Executive functioning
11. What activities
can help
improve self
care skills?
•Small parts of activities
•Observation
•Role play
•Take care of others
•Timers
13. Create a Routine
• Sit down and create a schedule and to make
sure you schedule in breaks and personal
time to recharge
• Make sure you take time to evaluate how
you are incorporating self-care into your life
• What might you include? Let’s try right
now….
14. Exercising
& Staying
Active
Workout on a regular basis is
recommended for physical
health
Exercise produces mood-
stabilizing endorphins
Going on short daily walks
can help your overall mood,
plus fresh air!
How do you like to stay
active?
15. Ask For Help
• Your professors and other
support personnel are there to
help you
• If you are struggling in a
class don’t it let it get you down;
reach out before it becomes too
stressful
• Can you think of other people you
might reach out to?
YOU
SUCCESS
COACH
FACULTY
TUTORS
SI
LEADERS
CAREER
COACH
PEER
MENTOR
ACADEMIC
ADVISOR
College can be equally exciting and stressful. One way to manage the constant ups and downs of college life is to practice “self-care,” simple activities that
Self-care is more than an occasional treat; it’s a way of living each day that incorporates behaviors that help you feel refreshed, re-energized, and rested. The
. Everyone deals with these challenges differently, and everyone’s preference for practicing self-care is different as well.
People in the support services sector self-select into caring roles because we want to help others.
But it’s stressful work.
Recipe for compassion fatigue and Burnout: Meeting others’ needs but neglecting our own
Metaphors
the Lifesaver – you can’t save a drowning person if they don’t know how to swim
Self as an instrument – we need to keep ourselves ‘well tuned’ so we can help others
The difference between the 2 trajectories is how REACTIVE vs PROACTIVE you are in addressing the stresses of your work and ability to achieve work-life balance.
Practice deep breathing: take five minutes at least once a day to practice deep breathing.
In just those few minutes you can lower your blood pressure and heart rate, thus reducing the physical affects of stress. If you arrive early to a class, practice deep breathing while you wait!
When we have so much our plate it is easy to get overwhelmed. A great way to care for yourself is to
Taking care of our minds is as important as taking care of our bodies. Self-care is especially important for a college student because of the numerous stressors associated with college.
Academic Advisor
Explore majors
Discuss academic progress
Plan your schedule
Faculty = Professors, Lecturers
Review academic expectations
Learn about research and their expertise
Success Coach – video
Establish academic goals
Develop time management & study skills
