Overview

Working as a psychologist can be highly rewarding, yet the demanding nature of psychological practice can also place psychologists at risk of experiencing burnout and their own mental health concerns. Therefore, it is essential for psychologists to look after themselves and practice regular self-care, not only for their own emotional wellbeing, but also to help ensure they are providing the best psychological care for their clients.

This short activity has been developed to help support the self-care practices of psychologists. It will provide information about the meaning and importance of self-care and highlight the main barriers impacting on a psychologist’s ability to undertake regular self-care. 

A self-care toolkit will help practitioners assess their own self-care needs and develop their own self-care plan. Participants will be provided with a range of useful resources and references to help support ongoing self-care as a psychologist.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Access to this activity is for 6 months from the date of confirmed registration.

APS CPD-Approved

This eLearning activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality.

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CPD Frequently Asked Questions

Refer to the APS CPD Frequently Asked Questions for general and technical information when undertaking APS Professional development activities.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this eLearning activity, participants should be able to:

• define self-care,

• recognise why self-care is important for psychologists,

• describe a number of recent models of self-care,

• identify barriers to self-care,

• assess their current self-care practices,

• establish a personalised self-care plan, and

• evaluate and revise their self-care plan.