SELF CARE WHEN WORKING IN SOCIAL CARE

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SELF CARE WHEN WORKING IN SOCIAL CARE
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working in social care, you dedicate your
career to looking after others and to improving
their lives. This journey is rarely linear,
nor easy. As a result, many of us find ourselves
in stressful situations, working long hours and
investing emotionally into our roles.   Working
in any form of health and social care jobs is
demanding, and it is hard work. In order to
remain a happy, healthy, well-balanced individual
(and therefore a brilliant career), you need to
look after yourself too! Self-care often gets
ignored in those compassionate enough to take up
professions looking after others, but needs to be
acknowledged and practiced regularly. STRESS AS
A RESULT OF WORKING IN SOCIAL CARE Exhaustion
and fatigue dont just stem from physical stress.
Social care is often mentally and emotionally
taxing particularly when dealing with difficult
or upsetting situations. In order to avoid
burnout and illness, its imperative that those
working in social care look after their own
mental and physical health as well as those
theyre working with in a professional capacity.
This goes for every type of support worker in
every setting. Dont assume that because a stress
or a strain is more mental than physical that
its not as important it absolutely is.
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE SELF CARE? So you work in
social care and realize that you need to do a
little more to care for yourself. But where to
start? Let us help guide you
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STAY HEALTHY
Health often promotes happiness! Eat well and try
to manage a balanced diet (even around crazy
shifts and schedules!), and try to exercise when
you can. This doesnt necessarily need to be
strenuous gym shifts or long runs particularly
when youre on night shifts or back-to-backs
but can be walking in the fresh air or taking
fifteen minutes to stretch out after a day at
work.   Exercise promotes serotonin, the happy
hormone, so is great to promote better wellbeing
and of course, keeps you healthier physically,
too.
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TAKE TIME OUT AND TIME OFF
Social care is a sector in which its all too
easy to get totally wrapped up in your work.
Ensure that you use your holiday allowances
fully, and use time off or away to completely
remove yourself from your job.   Focus on you
you dont need to travel anywhere exotic or
indeed travel at all, but you do need some time
to do what you like, rest and recoup a little.
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KEEP COMMUNICATIVE
Its important that you talk through your
stresses, and remain open and honest through
difficult or straining periods. This may be with
your friends, family, a therapist or
colleagues.   Although this may not always feel
natural and indeed youll probably have
confidentiality clauses to remain mindful of
its critical that others around you understand
any burdens youre under and how youre coping
with them. Theres no shame in asking for help
when you need it, and remaining open-minded to
that fact even when you dont.
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DO THINGS YOU ENJOY!
Instagram would have you think that self-care is
all bubble baths and face masks, and its not
just that but thats definitely part of it. Do
activities you enjoy reading, walking, yoga,
lounging in the bath, watching Disney films,
shopping, eating whatever your thing is,
indulge in it. Whilst realistically doing the
things you love should never be just a treat,
working life often makes it so.   Enjoy the time
you have doing what you love and try to make time
for it whenever you can. Itll boost your mood
and give you a healthier work/life balance.
Win-win!   Registering with OUTT provides
experienced social care candidates the
opportunity to build an employer review base and
take full control of where and when they work. 
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ll us on- 03330151040
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