Title
Self-Care in Graduate and Undergraduate Social Work Students at the University of Southern Maine
Date
Spring 2018
Document Type
Poster Session
Department
Social Work
Advisor
Caroline Shanti, Ph.D., LCSW
Keywords
social work, burnout, self-care, University of Southern Maine, Thinking Matters Symposium
Abstract
Prior literature clearly demonstrates that social workers are at a high risk for burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary stress, and vicarious trauma (Kapilistas & Corcoran, 2015) (Kinman & Grant, 2011). Social work programs that have incorporated training on self-care education have found students less stressed and with less burnout. Using Self Care Deficit Theory as a theoretical basis, the purpose of this descriptive quantitative study is explore the ways in which social work students at the University of Southern Maine are incorporating self-care into their education and lives. Students participated in a survey, which measures self-care in multiple domains. Descriptive and inferential statistics are applied using SPSS. A total of 40 students responded and participated in the survey. Students could benefit from a focus on self care in the curriculum, as shown in figure two. Both groups averaged around a score of 3, “I do this ok” with 24 participants stating that, with both 8 participants averaging at a score of 2, “I did this well” and a score of 4 “I barely or rarely did this”.
Start Date
4-20-2018 9:00 AM
Recommended Citation
Andreasen, Rachel, "Self-Care in Graduate and Undergraduate Social Work Students at the University of Southern Maine" (2018). Thinking Matters Symposium Archive. 133.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/thinking_matters/133
