Looking After No.1.: Self-Care for People Working with Troubled Children

If you work with troubled children or teenagers this book is for you. Whether you're a... - Social worker - Foster carer - Youth justice worker - Residential child care officer - Teacher - Mental health worker - Kinship carer - Volunteer - Therapist/counsellor - Youth worker Those who care for others often neglect themselves, which takes away from their effectiveness with the kids they serve. This book shows why this is a mistake and how we can better "Look After No.1." Learn... - The need for honesty about the impact of work - The importance of remembering our "why" - How to beat burnout - Practical hacks for doing better self-care - Tips for building self-care into your routine - How to enlist the support of others There are action points at the end of sections to help us identify change and start taking small steps towards better practice. If you want to be the best version of yourself and do the best possible job for the kids you work with - in whatever capacity - this book is for you.

Author: Jonny Matthew

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jan 01, 2016

Number of Pages: 50 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1530065550

ISBN-13: 9781530065554