Self-care in Helping Professions (VPUPK_347)
About Study Course
Objective
To deepen students' knowledge of self-care in the context of psychology and health care, its role in the helping professions, and the possibilities of arts- and technology-based self-care. To promote self-observation and self-reflection ability and the skills to identify one's own self-care needs, use theory-informed self-care strategies, plan and implement self-care behaviour change for psychological resilience and self-growth.
Prerequisites
Not necessary.
Learning outcomes
Knows, analyses and compares theoretical concepts of self-care in psychology and health care, and understands the role of self-care in the helping professions. Analyses the development of self-care in the context of theories of behaviour change. Understands the content of self-care strategies, the concepts of importance and attainability. Understands the role of the arts for health and well-being. Analyses and critically assesses research on arts- and technology-based self-care. Understands the role of self-monitoring and self-reflection in identifying self-care needs, implementing and enhancing self-care.
Carries out self-monitoring and self-reflection of personal and professional self-care. Selects and uses personal and professional self-care strategies for psychological resilience and self-development. Plans and implements self-care behaviour change. Engages in arts- and technology-based self-care practice.
Based on theoretical knowledge of self-care, identifies own self-care needs, use theory-informed personal and professional self-care strategies. Plans and implements personal and professional self-care development. Self-monitors own self-care, is able to reflect.
