In light of diminishing resources in service settings, and the subsequent high risk for worker
burnout, self care remains an important vehicle for promoting worker well-being. However …

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 …

The risks in the human services workplace to social workers' emotional, psychological, and
physical well-being is well known. Self-care is seen as a way to minimize workplace risks …

Use of self is a concept that is universally accepted yet equally ambiguous. Melding the
professional self of what one knows (training, knowledge, techniques) with the personal self …

This study explored the effects of self-care practices and perceptions on positive and
negative indicators of professional quality of life, including burnout, secondary traumatic …

Self-care is regarded as essential for effective social work practice, offsetting occupational
stress and promoting well-being and resiliency among practitioners. However, the literature …

Although social worker's use of self has been conceptualized in different ways throughout
the literature, there appears to be a lack of research regarding how social workers describe …

Self-care has long been of concern to helping professionals at risk for burnout or vicarious
traumatization. In this paper we argue that the need for self-care is broader than preventing …

Self-care can be an important tool in assuaging professional burnout, workplace stress,
vicarious or secondary trauma, and other deleterious employment circumstances. Despite …

A self-care movement for social workers is beginning to embrace mindfulness and other
forms of wellness. However, self-care is often framed as merely an individualistic pursuit and …