Personal Health, Wellness, and Self-Care for Leading Programs Abroad
Personal Health, Wellness, and Self-Care for Leading Programs Abroad
Session Description:
This e-learning short course will empower program leaders with the tools for reducing stress, prioritizing self-care and finding a balance between personal and professional life while leading programs abroad. The course includes strategies for self-care in the areas of physical, emotional, social, and relational health and well-being, as well as self-care during three ‘critical moments’ in the education abroad program cycle: 1) prior to conducting the education abroad program, 2) self-care on-site during the program, and 3) self-care upon return to the institution.
The intended learning outcomes for the course include:
- Identify possible sources of stress for education abroad program directors
- Apply multiple evidence-based and tangible praxes for practicing better self-care throughout the education abroad program cycle
- Provide a set of self-reflection questions for program director self-care
- Explore case scenarios for deeper self-reflection on self-care abroad
- Develop a personally meaningful action plan for improved self-care
Facilitators:
- Allison Boye, Texas Tech University
- Pamela Roy, Consultancy for Global Higher Education
- Adam Smith, Texas Tech University