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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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- What Is Wellness?
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According to The Global Wellness Institute, wellness is the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health. In reflecting on your own state of wellness, there are several domains that we invite you to explore. We also ask you to consider the influence of culture, and the potential benefit of a mindfulne...
Self-care can include, but is not limited to: 1. Daily activities to relax and maintain your health and well-being. 2. Altering your thought patterns, belief systems, habits, and routines to promote well-being and optimal functioning. 3. Mitigating health risks and engaging in responsible consumption of products, services, and health interventions....
As a social worker, you are expected to balance a multitude of personal and professional demands while promoting health and wellness. Be it classes, assignments, practicums, outside work, volunteer activities, or your personal life, there can be a sense of never-ending commitments amidst a sea of responsibilities. But life doesn’t have to feel that...
Dec 16, 2022 · By trying multiple self-care strategies, social workers can develop a wide range of tools for managing stress and improving health and well-being. Develop a plan. Social workers should develop a plan for improving their self-care practice, paying attention to their own stressors, triggers and symptoms.
Apr 23, 2020 · When delivering compassionate, competent, and ethical social work practice, engaging in professional self-care is an essential component. Exposure to stories of traumatic experiences, stressful workplace climates, having concerns for safety, and the increase in practice demands makes practicing self-care not just an idea but a professional and ...
Apr 1, 2013 · Self-care is regarded as essential for effective social work practice, offsetting occupational stress and promoting well-being and resiliency among practitioners.
With this revision to the Code of Ethics, self-care has formally entered the conversation as an ethical necessity in social work practice. Given the exposure to multiple forms of trauma they face daily, social workers experience high rates of burnout and stress.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Improving mental well-being is essential for social workers. Self-care services are often facilitated to enhance it, but there is limited research exploring their characteristics and effectiveness. We conducted a systematic review of self-care interventions targeting the mental well-being of social workers.
