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Many different types of personal problems can potentially impact professional functioning, including mental or physical health problems, substance abuse, personal life stressors such as divorce, and professional burnout. When school psychologists experience personal problems, they may make poor professional decisions (Koocher & Keith-Spiegel, 2016). NASP’s ethics code obligates psychologists to “refrain from any work-related activity in which their personal problems may interfere with professional effectiveness” and to “seek consultation or other assistance when personal problems arise that threaten to compromise their professional effectiveness” (Standard II.1.2). In recent years there has been increased attention to the importance of self-care among school psychologists as a protective factor to prevent or reduce burnout (see Boccio et al., 2016a ; Schilling et al., 2018). However, it is important to note that although “self-care” is identified as an aspirational principle some codes of ethics codes, it is not an enforceable standard in NASP’s code or in the codes of other helping professions.