Chapter 19: Self‐care and wellbeing
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Self‐care and wellbeing
Definitions
Self‐care
Self‐care is ‘the actions that individuals take for themselves, on behalf of and with others in order to develop, protect, maintain and improve their health, wellbeing or wellness’ (Self Care Forum [68]).
Wellbeing
‘Wellbeing is more than an avoidance of becoming physically sick. It represents a broader bio‐psycho‐social construct that includes physical, mental and social health. Well employees are physically and mentally able, willing to contribute in the workplace and likely to be more engaged at work’ (CIPD [9], p.2).
