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Module 10: Professional Practice

Taking Care of You 

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You are a priority too!

Yes, the children in your care are your first responsibility as a school-age professional, but you also have a responsibility to take care of yourself! Day in and day out, all you have to give is yourself whether that is your time, energy, ideas or commitment, you cannot do this successfully if you are not at your best. This is why you must take care of yourself.

Taking care of yourself means considering your needs and well-being in four distinct areas: physical, emotional, social and intellectual. 
Physical well-being is very important to a person who works with school-age children. Without physical stamina, good health, and a good diet, you are not prepared to work with school-age children everyday. Your overall health is influenced by three key factors: eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly.

Your emotional well-being-the way you feel about yourself, your work, and the world-affects how you interact with the children and adults around you. The more positive you feel about yourself, the better you will be able to care for children.

Social well-being and having people to talk to is essential for survival. All humans need someone with whom to share ideas, joys, frustrations, concerns and successes. This helps us grow as people and professionals. Whether that person is a friend, relative or spouse isn't important as long as you have someone to exchange ideas, feelings, resources and moral support. 

Like children, our intellectual well-being increases with ongoing exploration, experimentation, and problem-solving. The more you learn about working with school-age children, the more satisfying your work will become. This is what professionalism is all about. 

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