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- Cox and Steiner point to their research indicating that social workers “fail to practice self-care because they become wrapped up in a state of mind that suggests that they need to work nonstop. They view self-care as an activity that they don’t have time for.”
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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.
- Social Worker Self-Care — The Overlooked Core Competency
Cox and Steiner point to their research indicating that...
- Social Worker Self-Care — The Overlooked Core Competency
Cox and Steiner point to their research indicating that social workers “fail to practice self-care because they become wrapped up in a state of mind that suggests that they need to work nonstop. They view self-care as an activity that they don’t have time for.”
May 3, 2018 · Self-care is widely recognized as critical to social work practice, yet little empirical support or practical guidance exists in the literature to steer social workers in its implementation. 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 ...
- Jacquelyn J. Lee, Shari E. Miller
- 2013
Social workers engaged in self-care practices are more likely to be healthy, work less, be White, and have higher socioeconomic professional status and privilege, indicating current conceptualizations of self-care may not be accessible and contextually and culturally relevant for many social workers.
Oct 26, 2018 · The NASW policy on professional self-care states that self-care is a preventive approach; lack of wellness can place a social worker at risk for violating several standards in our code. According to Jackson (2014), “Sometimes the last person social workers nurture is themselves” (p. 14).
- Nicole Gail Willis, Veronica Molina
- 2019
Apr 9, 2024 · 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.
Dec 15, 2019 · Another significant barrier to social workers’ self-care is the limited conceptualization of self-care. Typically, self-care is conceptualized as activities (usually physical) that occur after work—to recover from work.
