Document Type
Poster Session
Department
Social Work
Faculty Mentor
Adam Quinn, PhD, MSW
Keywords
licensed clinical social worker, social worker; self-care, self-management, self compassion; wellness, well-being, life satisfaction, quality of life; burnout, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue; coping, coping skills.
Abstract
Recent research has shed light on the impacts of burnout on mental health practitioners and the benefits of self-care practices both in their workplace and personal lives. The research question guiding this study is as follows: What might be the effects of self-care on social work professional practitioners’ well-being? Clinical social workers in Cumberland County, Maine, were surveyed to assess the current level of self-care and the effects this has on clinical social workers and their clients. The research hypothesizes the need for a stronger emphasis on self-care among clinical social workers. An increased focus on self-care in social work may directly impact the quality of care clinical social workers are able to provide to their clients.
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Implications of Self-Care for Clinical Social Workers
Recent research has shed light on the impacts of burnout on mental health practitioners and the benefits of self-care practices both in their workplace and personal lives. The research question guiding this study is as follows: What might be the effects of self-care on social work professional practitioners’ well-being? Clinical social workers in Cumberland County, Maine, were surveyed to assess the current level of self-care and the effects this has on clinical social workers and their clients. The research hypothesizes the need for a stronger emphasis on self-care among clinical social workers. An increased focus on self-care in social work may directly impact the quality of care clinical social workers are able to provide to their clients.
