Self Care & Its Importance To Social Work

Self Care & Its Importance To Social Work

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Clark Bray October 19, 2020

To help others you must help yourself first

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I need to take care of myself to be of service to other people. My career focus is social work, which is professional help to others. So, self care is something I try to be professional at as well.

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