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Council Member Diana I. Ayala remarks on burnout

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Council Member Ayala emphasizes the importance of self-care and regulating one's emotions when working with vulnerable populations.

She acknowledges that service providers can experience burnout from interacting with clients going through difficult circumstances.
She notes the need to take breaks when feeling irritable or drained to avoid negatively impacting clients.
Ayala states that without self-care, providers cannot be helpful to themselves, their agency, or those they represent.

Diana I. Ayala

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It's it's an it's an it's an important assessment that has to meet me.

1:50:29

I I I go through this with with my stuff all of the time too because we, you know, we get people that come in and sometimes they're, you know, they're done on their luck or they're just like, you know and we're human beings.

1:50:40

Like, I, you know, I already I know when I'm ready to step away for a little while because, you know, I get rankier, and my fuse is a little bit, you know, shorter.

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But it's it's important to kind of be able to kind of regulate yourself and to check yourself.

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Right?

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And and under and I'd be able to identify, like, okay.

1:50:59

I need a moment here.

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I need a I need a break.

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Right?

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Because I'm I'm worn out, and I no longer care.

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And at that moment, you're not helpful to yourself, the agency, or the people that you're representing.

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