Voon, Siok Ping (2018) Keeping Yoursel Well: Self-Care in Promoting Counselors' Psychological Well-Being. Jurnal PERKAMA, 21 (1). pp. 151-171. ISSN ISSN 0127 / 6301
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Helping profession like counselor is characteristically attuned to caring for other. Yet, it costs to care for others. Helping others can be painful for the helper. Thus, having a sense of psychological well-being is crucial to maintaining a healthy personal and professional self. Creating a sustainable balance between caring for clients and caring for ourselveshas become an important concept in promoting counselor psychological well-being. However, the concept of self-care has not received enough attention in Malaysia. This paper identifies the hazards of the counseling profession and self-care as ethical imperative, highlights the importance of self-care in promoting counselor’s psychological well-being and discusses the future direction of its research and practice among counselors in Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | self-care, physiological well being, counsellors |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development |
| Depositing User: | Siok Ping |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2021 03:40 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2021 03:40 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/34315 |
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