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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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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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Self-care–oriented organizations do not exploit their workers. Social work agencies and organizations must develop policies and procedures that reflect a culture of self-care. More specifically, these organizations must engage in practices that support well-being.
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.”
Jun 29, 2021 · Reflections on the lack of self-care in social workers. Karin Heber, Professional Officer at SASW shares her reflections on why social workers don't practice what they preach in terms of self care. This week I found out that social workers are still very caring despite being exhausted from the pandemic.
- Self-Care in The Organizational Context
- Self-Care as Competent Professional Practice
- Self-Care as Integral in Socialization to The Profession
The first two suggestions in the policy statement emphasize the role and responsibility of organizations to implement policies, procedures, and programs that promote wellness cultures. The third and fourth items call for supervisors and administrators to model, support, and promote self-care. This attention to the macro context is crucial. Certainl...
The fifth element of NASW’s policy statement on professional self-care focuses on the individual professional’s responsibility to attend to their own self-care—as integral to their practice role. Explicitly, the statement urges that practitioners should commit to specific self-care plans. We, the editors, have been studying and promoting self-care ...
As such, self-care competency development needs to begin in educational programs that prepare professional social workers. The eighth and ninth items of the NASW policy statement on professional self-care emphasize this pivotal role of social work education programs, including the field education component. Socialization to the profession occurs th...
- J “Jay” Miller, Erlene Grise-Owens
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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 13, 2019 · Self-care can be an important tool in assuaging professional burnout, workplace stress, vicarious or secondary trauma, and other deleterious employment circumstances. Despite this importance, few studies have examined self-care among social work practitioners.
