Student parent support self care

1. FRC & SPU present a...
Self-Care
Workshop
Learning the art of taking care of yourself!

2. Who are we?
Student Parent United is a club for
student with children. Our mission is to
unite a culturally diverse community of
parents, to bring awareness of the needs
of student parents on campus. Provide a
safe & supportive environment for all
student parents and to assist them in any
& all ways possible.
Our Mission:
To build a community of student
parents that:
Supports through understanding;
Advocates through experience;
Empowers through education.
Family Resource Center
Student Parents United

4. What is Self-Care?
Self-care is any activity that we do
deliberately in order to take care of our
mental, emotional, & physical health.
Self-care is...
"Something that refuels us, rather than takes from us."
- Agnes Wainman

8. Examples of
Self-Care

11. Some Barriers to Self-Care

12. What Isn't Self-Care?
Self-care is not something that we force
ourselves to do, or something that we don't
enjoy doing.

14. It’s easy to put
yourself at the
bottom of the
priority list as a
parent, but we
cannot afford to —
it’s not sustainable.

17. When you
feel
stressed
out,
you can...

18. Positive
affirmations
to say to
yourself

19. Friendly Reminder

22. For overwhelming
stressful thoughts,
emotional &/or
experiences try...
The 5-4-3-2-1
Coping Technique

23. Here are some great low-cost Mental Health
Referral Resources in San Francisco
CCSF Student Health Center - Mental Health Services (no fee)
415.239.3110
Liberation Institute 415.606.5296
Queer Life Space 415.358.2000
Safe & Sound TALK Line (415) 441-KIDS

24. CIIS Counseling Center - Three locations in SF. Staffed by CIIS
graduate students & postgraduate interns under the supervision of
licensed professionals.
Haight Ashbury Psychological Services - Services provided by
students under the supervision of licensed professionals.
*And be sure to check out the CCSF Virtual Campus for more great
resources at the college and in the community.*

26. Thanks for attending our
Self-Care Workshop!
We hope you enjoyed it!

27. Additional Resources
Calm (Free for Kaiser Members)
Headspace (discounted for students
- sign up w/ school email address)
Insight Timer (Free)
Mindful UCLA (Free)
Apps

28. Additional Resources
Guided Meditations
More information for meditation
Benefits of Meditations
Myths about Meditations
Websites

29. Additional Resources
How to Get Rid of Stress in 60
Seconds
Hardwiring happiness: Dr. Rick
Hanson at TEDxMarin 2013
Brené Brown on Empathy
Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower:
An Animation
Video