Without personal care, the child and youth care worker can easily succumb to stress. Stress leads to poorer job performance, poorer emotional regulation, lower self-awareness, weakened physical and emotional health, and puts clients at risk if the caregiver does not take care of themselves. In order to provide adequate and quality care to others, child and youth care workers must take care of themselves. One of the most significant problems that can arise is if a practitioner neglects their own care and becomes burned out (Stanley,