The Ethics of Self-Care: Honoring Our Role, Our Work, Ourselves

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These slides provide a structured, ethics-grounded framework for understanding self-care as part of professional responsibility, not as a luxury or afterthought.
 
Grounded in major ethical codes (APA, ACA, NASW, AAMFT, MCEE, Nevada regulations), the presentation connects competence, impairment prevention, boundaries, and sustainable presence to real-life clinical practice.
 
The slide deck includes:
• Clear explanations of how self-care is embedded in professional ethics
• Reflection exercises exploring the “Self” in self-care
• A multidimensional Self-Care Check-In framework
• In-session micro-practices for regulating the nervous system
• A structured MAC experience for moving from default habits to intentional practice
• Integration prompts for supervision, consultation, and team discussion
 
Designed for workshops, supervision groups, team trainings, and continuing education events, these slides help professionals translate ethical principles into daily, embodied practice.
 
Author: Tatsiana I. Razzhavaikina, Ph.D. (2026)