The Youth MHFAider role cont.
Practise self-care You will need to understand the importance of self-care as a Youth MHFAider, and practise self-care regularly to manage the stress in your Stress Container. Before an aeroplane takes off a flight attendant will talk flight passengers through the oxygen mask procedure. This procedure instructs passengers on a flight to ensure that they put on their own mask before helping others, because you can’t assist others if you lose consciousness. The same principle applies to the Youth MHFAider role. If we aren’t well we’re not able to safely offer support to others. After supporting a young person who is in distress you may feel worn out, upset, frustrated, or even angry.
Pure self-care Individual responsibility
Pure medical care Professional responsibility
The self-care continuum
Daily choices
Self- managed ailments
Long-term conditions
Compulsory psychiactric care
Lifestyle
Minor ailments
Acute conditions
Major trauma
Adapted from the self-care continuum graphic, property of Self Care Forum: www.selfcareforum.org/ Healthy living Minor aliments Long-term conditions In-hospital care
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