Part 1
The first part of the assignment is to reflect upon the importance of se
Part 1
The first part of the assignment is to reflect upon the importance of self-care for social workers and your current self-care practices.
To complete this part of the assignment, please review and complete the Self-Care Assessment Worksheet [DOCX] Download Self-Care Assessment Worksheet [DOCX]. You do not need to share your specific ratings on this assessment but rather consider the overall findings of the assessment and share the insights you gained from completing this assessment (for example, you noticed that you have room for improvement in the area of physical self-care, or you did not consider some of the items listed on the assessment as self-care, etc.)
Part 2
For part two of the assignment, you will work on developing a self-care plan. This plan will allow you the opportunity to practice writing SMART goals.
SMART goals are:
Specific.
Measurable.
Achievable.
Relevant.
Time-Sensitive.
Please write your goals in bullet form (each goal is one sentence; they should not be written in paragraph form).
You may wish to review the reading from your study: Week 6: SMART GoalsLinks to an external site..
Write a 1–2 page self-care plan including self-care reflections with three goals.
Describe why self-care is important for social workers.
Reflect upon your completed self-care assessment and share three insights you had as a result of this exercise.
Write 3 SMART goals, based on your self-care assessment, for yourself related to self-care.