Welcome to your journey of prioritizing well-being with a comprehensive Self-care Tool Kit. Whether you are a student just starting out or a seasoned professional, cultivating self-care practices is essential for a balanced and fulfilling life. This self-care tool kit is designed to provide you with resources that can support you in developing and maintaining your well-being across all areas of your life.
Originally created for students at the UB School of Social Work, this self-care tool kit offers valuable insights and tools applicable to anyone seeking to enhance their self-care routine. While mastering self-care is an ongoing process, this kit serves as an excellent starting point to equip you with fundamental resources and guidance.
We suggest beginning with an introduction to self-care, followed by developing your personalized self-care plan to make the most of this tool kit.
Utilizing These Self-Care Materials
Feel free to use the exercises and worksheets within this Self-Care Starter Kit℠ for personal or educational, non-commercial purposes without modification. We kindly request that you review the Creative Commons licensing agreement available at Creative Commons licensing agreement. If you intend to use these materials, please inform us at [email protected] and include the original citation and website address to acknowledge the source and enable others to explore further.
Butler, L. D., & McClain-Meeder, K. (2015). Self-Care Starter Kit. Retrieved from https://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/self-care-kit.
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Acknowledgements and Contributions
We sincerely hope that the resources compiled in this self-care tool kit will empower you to sustain and improve your well-being in all vital aspects of your life.
We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to this project. This includes colleagues who generously shared materials and expertise on resources, copyright matters, and IT solutions; field experts who granted permission to incorporate their resources; UB School of Social Work students who provided valuable feedback and data on self-care practices; and our colleagues within the UB School of Social Work Reaccreditation Committee and across the school who offered essential support for the development of this program, integrating self-care principles into their curricula. Special acknowledgement is due to Elaine S. Rinfrette, LCSW-R, PhD for her significant contributions to every stage of this program’s development; Shirley Reiser, LCSW and Elaine K. Hammond, LMSW for their visionary efforts in promoting self-care within our school through trainings and resource development; Dana M. Horne, MEd for creating the self-care (Venn) logo and providing valuable consultation; Robert Garlan, PhD for his insightful suggestions and text revisions; Melissa Dudley, MSW for her excellent research assistance; and David Coppola for his outstanding work in designing and programming the original self-care website.
Lisa D. Butler, PhD – Self-Care Program Team Leader and Associate Professor. Learn more about Lisa D. Butler.
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