Our "Empowering Self-Care" System is customized to your organization's specific needs.   Many of our customers are virtual, yet we also offer live sessions! Self-care is a form of professional development that needs to be customized due to the varying challenges faced by different industries. We do not take a cookie-cutter approach to the subject. Our team of consultants and coaches will thoroughly analyze your specific needs before moving forward with suggestions. 

Our "Systems" approach is different than most "Self-Care" Initiatives, for it focuses on the following:

-Helping people overcome interpersonal barriers to self-care.
-Inspiring people to connect the importance of their own "well-being" to their ability to serve others.
-Training various industries to overcome "compassion fatigue." 
-Conducting monthly "Think-Tanks" designed to create Self-Care Accountability.
-Encouraging "Growth Mindset."
-Combine training and virtual coaching to make it easier for teams to implement in their own space. We use two types of innovative technology. 
-Emphasis on sleep, diet, happy place, exercise, and connection as specific Self-Care topics.

We realize that self-care takes more than providing health-related options for the employees; it takes helping them develop the "internal resolve" to prioritize self-care in their lives.

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The American Psychological Association states that self-care is providing adequate attention to one's physical and psychological wellness (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001). Beyond being an aspirational goal, engaging in self-care has been described as an "ethical imperative" (Norcross & Barnett, 2008) and is part of the APA's Ethics Code (2002). Psychologists globally are calling it "an ethical imperative."

Trauma is a person's emotional, psychological, or physical response to a distressing event. When going through trauma healing, it is important to practice self-care. While many people may not think of this when recovering from Trauma, it is critical to the overall trauma-healing process. (Dr. Julia Hood, Ph.D., BCBA, NCSP)

With Trauma-Informed Care being a significant priority nationally, self-care is essential for professionals.  In our informal research via Professional Development and Coaching Sessions, most trainees and coachees are unfamiliar with "Self-Care." Many who are see it as "arrogant" or "self-serving."  This also highlights the need for education, awareness, and coaching, which leads to a new way of thinking about self-care and its many benefits.

Our "Empowering Self-Care" Systems range from a one-time "Empowering Self-Care" training (Or speech) to a comprehensive three, six, or nine-month training and think-tank system. Our offerings are listed below.

Empowering "Self-Care" Workshop Option (Training)

This training event will provide workforce professionals with self-care tools and motivate attendees to prioritize it daily. The stress and trauma that come with many professions today can take their toll physically and mentally, so self-care is the primary tool to ensure balance, motivation, and daily energy to do jobs with energy and vitality! 

Our session (s) will flow as follows.

Introduction

-We will briefly introduce who we are and what we do. We will also discuss the "Think-Tank" model.

Why-Self Care?

We will analyze why self-care is essential in light of our times.

Curriculum


The Psychology of Self-Care

Due to daily challenges, we will analyze how our thinking can move us away from caring for ourselves. We will also share insights on developing a new mindset that makes self-care a top priority in our lives.

Categories of Self-Care

We will look at self-care aspects, such as diet, exercise, identifying personal spaces, relaxation, life balance, and other vital areas during our time together.

How To? 

How do we put into motion self-care systems that teams become accountable to? What role does this play in servicing our customers, students, or clients? 

Overcoming Roadblocks Via Planning

A plan is one of the primary keys to maintaining self-care for the long haul. Most people don't have time to plan self-care—attendees will create one!


Details

Most training sessions last 3-4 hours.  On occasion, they go for a day or so. The workshop is highly interactive and motivational from start to finish!


Comprehensive System Option

With our comprehensive system, we offer training on a particular self-care topic once per month, with follow-up coaching and think-tank every month in small accountability groups. 
 
General Information.
 
-We conduct one training session per month on a self-care topic. We offer three, six- or nine-month sessions. The choice is up to your organization.
-We conduct monthly think-tank coaching sessions with small groups designated by your organization.  
-Each session will be educational, with follow-up action steps.
-The think-tank teams will be trained as an "Accountability Group" for the monthly discussion.
-Staff will be coached on workforce development-related self-care.


Training During Comprehensive System

Our training system is designed to provide teams with self-care tools to motivate them to prioritize it daily. The stress and trauma that many deal with today can take a toll physically and mentally. Self-care is the primary tool for life-career balance, motivation, and daily energy. We will train on the same categories discussed in the individual workshop but will focus on particular topics such as:

-Work-Life Balance
-Diet
-Exercise
-Sleep and Rest
-Connections
-Mindset and Psychology 

Each month, we will focus on a topic to be coached and trained on. The hope is that teams will create "accountability" toward team-self-care success that positively impacts workplace culture. 

Empowering Self-Care Coaching/Think Tanks (Accountability)
 
Staff will be partnered into small groups (Numbers determined by your organization) and provided with specific instructions on facilitating the sessions towards a particular outcome. We will personally coach the groups as well. Small group think tanks are a powerful tool for building synergy and accountability toward self-care.

Conclusion

Please get in touch with our firm in the contact session on the website, or click here https://calendly.com/coachdspeaks/strategycall to schedule a 15-minute brainstorming session to discuss how we can help! 

Remember, "Self-Care Is A Precursor to Wellness!" If you run a wellness program, we can become a critical motivational partner by inspiring your team to embrace self-care!