Self–Compassion as Self-Care: A Simple and Effective Tool for Counselor Educators and Counseling Students

Counselor Education and Supervision: 2018 Annual Review

“…A number of authors explored diversity and inclusion and its impact on curriculum, arguing that cultural immersion experiences (Shannonhouse, Myers, & Barrio Minton, 2018), military culture (Carter & Watson, 2018), spiritually transformative experiences (Blalock & Holden, 2018), and sexual identity development (McDonald, Kelly, & Dotson‐Blake, 2018) should be included in the curriculum. Additionally, some authors offered suggestions for interventions to be used in the classroom, including growth groups (Zhu, 2018), creative interventions to increase empathy (Bell, 2018), video grand rounds (Crowe, Dotson‐Blake, Vazquez, & Malone, 2018), community service learning projects (Lloyd‐Hazlett, 2018), and self‐compassion as self‐care (Nelson, Hall, Anderson, Birtles, & Hemming, 2018). Rapp, Moody, and Stewart (2018) presented recommendations for attending to gatekeeping in doctoral curricula.…”

The Psychological Well-Being and Self-Compassion on Malaysian Teachers of Counseling and Guidance

“…In addition, he said, counselors should emphasize on developing relationship skills in order to give a confident and vibrant service delivery. In contrast, Nelson et al (2018) stated that concern for clients is one of the important features of counseling. Moreover, an important practice that counselors must learn is to practice self-care (Hall et al, 2015;Homan, 2015), and if counselors do not learn to look after themselves, they are likely to experience stress in their personal and professional lives, which may lead to burnout problem.…”

“…Another dimension that has come to the attention of western researchers is that self-compassion is said to be highly related to the career as a counselor and can help with the challenges of burnout, stress and emotional exhaustion (Beaumont et al, 2016;Manning-Jones et al, 2016;Newsome et al, 2012;Raab et al, 2015) Self-Compassion of Counseling and Guidance Teachers Self-compassionate counseling and guidance teachers are able to develop the emotional and skills needed to show love to others. Strengthening self-compassion can be a powerful tool in enhancing personal and professional ability, self-development, vision and producing a better quality of life (Nelson et al, 2018). According to him, self-compassion and empathy are a necessary trait for those who choose a career as counseling and guidance teachers.…”

“…These principles help individuals to not break free from their relationships, to label or to judge, or to isolate themselves when in distress. Practicing these skills helps individuals not to judge others' experiences and is important for an open counselling practice (Nelson et al, 2018). The third component of self-compassion is mindfulness, the ability to recognize one's feelings without avoiding them or to over-identify them.…”

“…This principle is very important and can serve as a guide for counseling and guidance teachers if it is observed and understood well in the face of a variety of social problems and worrying students' behaviour. Many of western researchers have found that self-compassion is related and contributed to the wellbeing of counselors (Beaumont et al, 2016;Nelson et al, 2018;Patsiopoulos & Buchanan, 2011). For example, Finlay-Jones et al (2015) conducted a study of 198 psychologists who found that self-compassion predicted a significant negative impact on emotional regulation and stress.…”