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Self-care and burnout have special relevance for psychologists who provide human services. A historical overview of these two critical professional issues reveals a shift from a predominantly negative focus on managing the stress of psychological work and preventing negative outcomes such as burnout and professional impairment to a more proactive, positive focus on promoting job engagement, professional competence, and overall well-being. This chapter provides a brief overview of the professional literature and discussion of challenges, cultural and international considerations, ethical issues, and future directions related to preventing burnout and engaging in self-care. The importance of creating a culture that values and facilitates self-care as well as the need for an integrated conceptual framework to guide practitioners in developing a personal self-care plan that is tailored to their unique needs and life circumstances are emphasized. A proposed Integrated Self-Care Framework is presented.