self-care in advising lucyna m. lach, msw, phd associate dean, faculty of arts
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Self-Care in Advising
Lucyna M. Lach, MSW, PhDAssociate Dean, Faculty of Arts
Self Care is a ESSENTIAL!
Do What You Know You Should Do
Being Regular exercise Diet Sleep Mindfulness and relaxation
Belonging Family Community
Becoming Sense of Future Purpose
Case Study 1
Sandra is a U0 student who completed her high school education in Alberta. She comes to see you and as you begin your conversation with her, you notice that something is not quite right. Her gestures seem slightly off; she soon discloses, very frankly, that she has a mental illness. After explaining the process for registering for courses and Freshman requirements, she proceeds to ask you complete the process for her.
Questions for the Audience
1. How would describe this student? A. Helpless B. Manipulative C. Vulnerable D. Immature E. Informed
2. On a scale of 1 to 10, what role does mental illness play in her question where 1 means not at all and 10 means a great deal?
Context of the Advising Role
University as a transition program
Emerging adulthood
Key Message
Self-care has as much to do with treating yourself well as it does with your beliefs and values about others and about yourself
Beliefs about yourself Self-expectations Responsibility Empowerment
Key Message
Beliefs about other(s)- Change is inevitable- No problem happens all of the time- Individuals have the resources to change- There are many ways to look at a situation,
none more correct than others- Students define their goals as they see fit
for them at that time- Only a small change is necessary
Key Principles
Go slow
Increase options
Co-develop directions
Identify with student’s strengths and resources
Never fight
Think incrementally
Case Study 2
Roger received a notice indicating that he had to see me for alleged plagiarism. Roger had participated in a group assignment. There were 2 components, a group presentation and an individual paper. The paper contained elements from the group presentation. Question regarding ownership of content of individual paper.
Link to Self-Care
Beliefs about self and other are linked to self-care
Obligations and duties as educators of this next generation
Self-expectations, responsibility and empowerment
Views of other in a more beneficent manner