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May 3, 2018 · Self-care may not only be crucial in preventing secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and high staff turnover, but it can serve as a means of empowerment that enables practitioners to proactively and intentionally negotiate their overall health, well-being, and resilience.
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Increasingly, health care social workers are supervised by individuals without social work degrees, and tasks previously performed by social workers are often assigned to other personnel, including nurses, paraprofessionals, and volunteers, in an effort to reduce costs.
However, social work professionals bring their own diverse worldviews and personal values to practice, and must anticipate the eventuality of personal-professional value incongruence. This paper examines the concept of value incongruence with attention to the role of the self-concept.
Various methods are presented to help social workers realize how personal characteristics can influence their practice in both positive and negative ways. By learning to capitalize on their strengths, social workers can develop a more effective relationship-development style.
- Creating A Safe Environment Built on Dignity and Respect
- Role and Responsibilities
- Qualifications
In long-term care, social workers provide care and build an environment that honours the dignity of residents. Every resident is a unique individual with a rich history, and social workers ensure treatment plans reflect individual needs and strengths. Social workers honour diversity and different ways of knowing. They build an inclusive and safe en...
Depending on the long-term care facility, social workers may: 1. Hold individual counselling and psychotherapy sessions 2. Conduct resident and/or caregiver support groups 3. Help residents adapt to transitions, grief and loss, and other challenges 4. Conduct psychosocial, cognitive and mental health assessments 5. Provide specialized care to peopl...
Qualifications vary depending on the job title and location. Most social workers in long-term care must have: 1. Registration in good standing with the relevant provincial or territorial regulatory body 2. Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in social work from an accredited university It is helpful for social workers in long-term care to have: 1....
Dec 20, 2018 · Collaborative teams, commonly inclusive of a social worker, screen for, assess, and treat behavioral health problems within traditional physical health care settings, addressing both the stigma of seeking mental health services and improving access to behavioral health services.
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Apr 6, 2018 · By emphasising social workers as people, we may examine how the personal aspects of social workers potentially inform practice and, in particular, understand how their personal experiences shape their professional practices.
