Health Professionals:

HP105: Self-Care

  • Level:
    Foundational

  • For:
    Health Professionals

  • Time:
    1 hour
  • Chapters:
    2

Module overview

This module equips participants with information about vicarious trauma and burnout when working in the perinatal space, as well as approaches to work that foster sustainable, reflective, and compassionate practice.

Microcredential in Self-Care

What does this course cover?

  • Vicarious trauma

    Impact of vicarious trauma on health professionals and strategies for prevention 
  • Self-care
    Importance of self-care and how it can be incorporated into daily life
  • Self-care planning and resources
    How to make a self-care plan

How this helps health professionals

This module will develop health professionals understanding of vicarious trauma and how to develop self-care practices that prevent burnout and develop resilience. This will enable the health care professional to provide the best possible care to new and expectant parents.

Kathryn Solanki
Midwife

Key module information