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Chapter 8 - Self-Care for Practitioners

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2022

Leonor Rodriguez
Leonor Rodriguez
Affiliation:
UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway
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This chapter is focused on self-care for health care practitioners. It begins by building the case of why self-care is important and needed as the experience if cancer, illness and death can be very difficult and overwhelming for participants. It suggests the need for policy and reforms at organisational level to encourage and support self-care and well-being of healthcare practitioners. It suggests different options for practitioners to find out what works for them including support from colleagues, interdisciplinary teams and developing self-care plans.

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self-carepolicyself-care planorganisational policy
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Parenting through Cancer
An Evidence-Based Guide for Healthcare Professionals Supporting Families
 , pp. 113 - 122
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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