Helping Professionals at Risk

Are you — or are you close with — a doctor, nurse, physical therapist, pharmacist, physician, public health or mental health clinician? If your answer is yes, this message is for YOU!

The wide range of helping professions attracts big-hearted people who are intent on supporting, protecting and rehabilitating their communities and vulnerable populations. BUT it appears that helping professionals are NOT being helped with the same urgency.

Here are the grim realities:

• Doctors are far more likely to die by suicide than the general public

• More than a million patients lose their doctors to suicide each year

• The Head of Mental Health Services at the University of Pennsylvania died by suicide just last month

You will find that the burnout in the helping professions is alarming. And, these professions attract such a small portion of the population that, if their well-being continues to be ignored, it will be a crisis for us all!

What happens when the brave few who do care are unable to provide care?

Counseling Space is in the business of helping and, most importantly, wanting to add value and create a safe space for those who are serving others.

As such, we are offering our first mindfulness self-care art group offered by our mental health expert and art therapist, Hillary A. Delhagen, LMHC, LCAT, ATR-BC. Hillary has worked with various groups in settings such as hospitals, non-profits, and prisons.

Don’t worry; you don’t need any art experience!

This is a creative mindfulness practice where you will be guided to true self-expression and leave with the tools to use in your personal and — very likely, professional settings.

Not sure if the work you or your loved ones do falls under the category of “helping profession”?

Here is a list of professions that can benefit from our Art Therapy program:

• Nurses

• Doctors

• Mental Health Professionals

• Pharmacists

• Physical Therapists

• Occupational Therapists

• Dietitians

• Nutritionists

• Dentists

• Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)

• Medical Assistants

• Public Health Professionals

• Teachers

• Law Enforcement

• Homecare Professionals

• Personal Trainers

• School Counselors

• And Students, Interns in the profession

Sessions start October 16th and run each Wednesday until November 27th!

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