Self-Care for RDs: Taking Care of Yourself to Support Your Clients and Community

Course Description:

This self-paced course highlights the importance of self-care and regulation for dietitians. The course also encourages a critical look at modern-day self-care and argues for an approach to self-care that recognizes systemic barriers to wellbeing and the importance of community care. This course includes short videos and reflection activities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will describe why self-care is important to the success of their work as dietitians.
2. Participants will plan self-care and self-regulation strategies to counter burnout and improve their ability to help others

Intended Audience and CPEUs:  This course is intended for Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered.  Completing the course will earn 1 CPEU.

Performance Indicators:

• 2.2.4 Recognizes benefits and strength of a group’s collective experiences, beliefs, values, skills, and perspectives in the development of programs and resources designed to meet the needs of distinct populations
• 4.1.1 Identifies strengths and opportunities for improvement in self and in others.
• 5.2.6 Integrates relevant information with previous learning, experience, professional knowledge, and current practice models.