@article{mclaughlin_2018, title={Overloaded and overlooked: Improving resident advisors' self-care}, volume={66}, ISSN={["1940-3208"]}, DOI={10.1080/07448481.2018.1440573}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this viewpoint is to discuss the lack of research on resident advisor (RA) self-care and how behavioral interventions can be used in housing programs to educate and improve RA self-care. It is essential for live-in housing staff (both professional and paraprofessional) to learn how to develop appropriate strategies that target problem behaviors to improve self-care. An overview of the RA position, the effects of increased demands (i.e., burnout), and the research on self-care behavioral interventions are discussed. Lastly, the call to use behavioral interventions within housing programs to educate RAs on self-care awareness and improve and monitor their health behaviors to prevent burnout and psychological distress is provided.}, number={8}, journal={JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH}, author={McLaughlin, Whitney Grace}, year={2018}, month={Nov}, pages={831–833} }