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First published in 2020 by Critical Publishing Ltd
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Copyright © 2020 Stephen J Mordue, Lisa Watson and Steph Hunter
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Contents
Meet the authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction the reality of self-care
Stephen, Lisa and Steph
1.Self-care: the fundamental principles
Stephen
2.Sleep: nutrition for the mind
Stephen
3.Nutrition: the impact of what you eat and drink
Lisa
4.Exercise: how moving more means you do more
Stephen
5.Mind full or mindful: giving yourself space
Lisa
6.Achieving professional emotional regulation: the impact of organisation and person
Steph
7.Being organised to fuel productivity: how do you know what you need to do and how do you do it?
Stephen
8.Finding your motivation mojo: making a start’s the hardest part
Stephen
9.Maintaining the resilient professional
Stephen
Index
Meet the authors
Stephen J Mordue
Stephen has 19 years’ experience in social work, initially as a practitioner and team manager working with older people and for the last seven years as a lecturer in social work specialising in adult care and the Mental Capacity Act and Best Interests Assessment. He works at the University of Sunderland.
He found some self-care ideas more by chance than design as an avid runner and spiritual enquirer. He’s a great fan of mindfulness and meditation as an ‘easy to access’, ‘no gear required’ approach to well-being. Having spent most of his life being completely disorganised he was told about David Allen’s ‘Getting Things Done’ methodology and so his new life began!
Lisa Watson
Lisa has over 25 years’ experience of working in health and social care settings, ranging from occupational therapy to social work. She graduated as a mature student from Sunderland University with BA (Hons) Social Work in 2008.
Following job demands and burnout, she took a career break for two years and set up a holistic business, undertaking training in mindfulness and life coaching. Spiritual in her approach to life and practice, Lisa resumed social work and passionately teaches others about the importance of professional self-care. Lisa lives in Sunderland and in her spare time enjoys reading, music and all things spiritual.
Steph Hunter
Steph has been a social worker for 23 years. During her career, she has worked in Cafcass, children and families, and substance misuse. The main focus of her career has been children’s mental health and she managed an award-winning mental health service for looked after children and adopted children for over a decade. This won three national awards and three regional NHS awards. From 2015 to 2019 Steph was a Senior Lecturer at Sunderland University, where she met Stephen and valued his self-care ideas.
Her interest in self-care began when she managed the mental health team. Some of the developments she was involved in included a lunchtime running club and shared lunches with key partners.
Steph is particularly passionate about developing self-care for those at risk of secondary trauma, including foster carers and adoptive parents. Juggling the rigours of parenthood and work and study, she has learned the importance of caring for your own physical and emotional well-being for herself. She enjoys swimming, reading, travel and developing approaches to help children and families. One of her passions is being outdoors and she can usually be found at a beach at the weekend!
Steph