The added stressors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the typical stress of a school day, can cause significant challenges for school counselors. Self-care strategies are a critical component to maintaining positive mental health and can increase school counselors’ ability to be their best to support students... more

The added stressors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the typical stress of a school day, can cause significant challenges for school counselors. Self-care strategies are a critical component to maintaining positive mental health and can increase school counselors’ ability to be their best to support students and colleagues during these challenging times. Get tools, tips and resources to help you avoid compassion fatigue and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, and learn about key strategies for recovery and resilience.  The webinar handout can be found here.

Additional resources: Handout1 and Handout2.

Earn 0.1 CEUs/1 contact hours for this webinar by purchasing and passing the corresponding quiz found in the Specialists and Exams section of the Online Store. Search by keyword of the webinar title to find the exam in the online store. CEU exams are available for three years following the live webinar.

Learning objectives:

After viewing this webinar you should be able to:

1. Discuss the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters


2. Explain wellness and resiliency and how this aligns with the school counselor’s role


3. List current challenges and reframe them into opportunities to increase your well-being and efficacy


4. Develop a self-care plan with actionable next steps

Speakers:

• Ernest Cox Jr., Ph.D., school counselor consultant and director of counseling and wellness, EC Counseling and Wellness, LLC


• Natalie Fikac, Ed.D.,  AWARE state coordinator for the Texas Education Agency


• Elizabeth Granzow, special projects coordinator at 7-Dippity Inc.


• Curtis T. Jenkins, retired state school counseling consultant with the Student Support Services Project at the Florida Department of Education


• Scott Sevin, president, 7-Dippity Inc.

Original air date:

Feb. 23, 2021

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