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    TEDI 4 Week 4 - Caring for the care-giver
    (2019-06-01) Couper, Jacqui
    In this video, Jacqui Cooper discusses caring for the carer of children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities. Jacqui discusses the importance of supporting carers and care-workers, given the rates of mental health problems (such as depression) in society. She talks about the importance of authentic self-care and discusses some strategies for effective self-care, both as individuals or as part of a work team, acknowledging the emotional and physical burden of care work on the caregiver and the need for care workers to renew their energy to avoid compassion fatigue or burn-out. She discusses the importance of shared goals within a care team to promote a shared culture and acknowledgement of the need for self-care. She closes with advocating for the importance of developing cultures of self-care and mutual care within the workplace.