Dec 13, 2013 By: admin
Wurzweiler Students Turn Focus Inward at Self-Care Day
On December 12, students at 黑料社 All鈥檚 learned a few techniques to treat some of their most important clients: themselves.
鈥淏ecause of the kind of work social workers do every day, it is very important that they put aside time to take care of themselves,鈥 said Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, the Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean of Wurzweiler. 鈥淰icarious traumatization can occur when a social worker takes in the clients鈥 experiences and it begins to affect their lives. Finding ways to relax, socialize, exercise, and have fun is essential to a healthy mind, body and spirit. Today was Wurzweiler鈥檚 way of helping students and faculty take care of themselves.鈥
At 鈥淪elf-Care Day,鈥 an event organized by the joint efforts of the Wurzweiler Student Government Association and Wurzweiler faculty, students had the opportunity to hear from a meditation expert about how to recognize and respond to mental and physical signs of stress, as well as participate in therapeutic workshops that included relaxing activities like yoga, art therapy, meditation and improv.
鈥淪elf-care is a challenge for social workers in general and our students are in the field in addition to pursuing an education in social work,鈥 said Dr. Lynn Levy, an instructor at Wurzweiler who helped organize the event. 鈥淚t鈥檚 easy to absorb clients鈥 stress and the stress of finals or schoolwork only adds to that. This is an opportunity for our students to develop mind, body and spirit activities that can be used at work or at home to de-stress, which is very in keeping with social work鈥檚 holistic approach to an individual鈥檚 well-being.鈥
鈥淲e have to remind ourselves of these self-care tools, because if we can鈥檛 take care of ourselves, we can鈥檛 care for our clients,鈥 said Sharon Bilsky, a second-year student at Wurzweiler.
鈥淏ecause of the kind of work social workers do every day, it is very important that they put aside time to take care of themselves,鈥 said Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, the Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean of Wurzweiler. 鈥淰icarious traumatization can occur when a social worker takes in the clients鈥 experiences and it begins to affect their lives. Finding ways to relax, socialize, exercise, and have fun is essential to a healthy mind, body and spirit. Today was Wurzweiler鈥檚 way of helping students and faculty take care of themselves.鈥
At 鈥淪elf-Care Day,鈥 an event organized by the joint efforts of the Wurzweiler Student Government Association and Wurzweiler faculty, students had the opportunity to hear from a meditation expert about how to recognize and respond to mental and physical signs of stress, as well as participate in therapeutic workshops that included relaxing activities like yoga, art therapy, meditation and improv.
鈥淪elf-care is a challenge for social workers in general and our students are in the field in addition to pursuing an education in social work,鈥 said Dr. Lynn Levy, an instructor at Wurzweiler who helped organize the event. 鈥淚t鈥檚 easy to absorb clients鈥 stress and the stress of finals or schoolwork only adds to that. This is an opportunity for our students to develop mind, body and spirit activities that can be used at work or at home to de-stress, which is very in keeping with social work鈥檚 holistic approach to an individual鈥檚 well-being.鈥
鈥淲e have to remind ourselves of these self-care tools, because if we can鈥檛 take care of ourselves, we can鈥檛 care for our clients,鈥 said Sharon Bilsky, a second-year student at Wurzweiler.
