The Practice of Self-Care among Counseling Students

Mary G. Mayorga*, Sabina De Vries**, Elizabeth Ann***
* Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
** Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
*** Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, USA.
Periodicity:November - January'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.8.3.3101

Abstract

Self-care behavior is recognized as an important component for the helping professional who practices in the field of counseling or who is training to become a helping professional. Occupational stress and burnout in the field of counseling is of great concern. This study examined the practice of self-care among master level counseling students to determine their present level of self-care behavior and its impact on their level of stress. A survey was conducted and the results indicated that lower levels of self-care increased levels of stress among master level counseling students.

Keywords

Self-care, Stress, Counseling Students

How to Cite this Article?

Mayorga, M., Devries, S.R., and Wardle, E.A. (2015). The Practice of Self-Care among Counseling Students. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 8(3), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.8.3.3101

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