scholarly journals Corrigendum: Self-Preservation in the Workplace: The Importance of Well-Being for Social Work Practitioners and Field Supervisors

Social Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-98
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Field Supervisors

Self-Preservation in the Workplace: The Importance of Well-Being for Social Work Practitioners and Field Supervisors

Social Work ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Elisa M Martin ◽  
Karen Myers ◽  
Kirstiana Brickman
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Field Supervisors

Abstract 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, including burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious traumatization. This article examines the reported self-care practices of social work practitioners and their agencies, and the barriers that get in the way. Forty-two participants worked in agency settings and supervised students. All reported engaging in some type of self-care practice, and almost all reported some type of support from their workplace; however, 38 reported barriers to self-care. Even with self-care practices in place personally and in the workplace, obstacles remain. Social work educators need to be cognizant of these factors to ensure that field supervisors are well supported in their own self-care practices and are equipped to assist students in developing these positive practices early in their careers to help sustain workers in the social work profession.

scholarly journals Working With Refugees in the U.S.: Trauma-Informed and Structurally Competent Social Work Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Ostrander ◽  
Alysse Melville ◽  
S. Megan Berthold
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
The Impact

Social workers, government, and non-governmental organizations in the United States have been inadequately prepared to address the impact of trauma faced by refugees fleeing persecution. Compounding their initial trauma experiences, refugees often undergo further traumatic migration experiences and challenges after resettlement that can have long-lasting effects on their health and mental health. Micro and macro social work practitioners must understand the impact of these experiences in order to promote policies, social work training, and clinical practice that further the health and well-being of refugees and society. Social workers are in a unique position to provide multi-dimensional, structurally competent care and advocacy for diverse refugee populations. The experiences of Cambodian refugees will be used to examine these issues. We will explore the benefits of an ecological perspective in guiding interventions that support refugees, and will apply the framework of structural competence to highlight multidimensional implications for social work with refugee populations.

Gentrification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie Thurber ◽  
Amy Krings
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
Insight Into

Gentrification can be understood as the process through which geographical areas become increasingly exclusive, which disproportionately harms people living in poverty and people of color, as well as the elderly, families, and youth. As such, this article argues that macro social work practitioners should view gentrification as a key concern. Thus, to help guide macro interventions, the article begins by first defining gentrification and describing ways to measure it, while emphasizing its difference from revitalization. Second, the article explores causes of gentrification, including its relationship to systemic racism. Third, the article explores the consequences of gentrification on individuals’ and communities’ well-being, considering how these consequences can influence macro practice. Finally, the article provides insight into ways that macro practitioners can strategically with others to prevent gentrification, mitigate its harms, and proactively support community well-being in areas threatened by gentrification.

Lesbians: Overview

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Messinger ◽  
Jennifer Wheeler Brooks
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Information ◽  
Social Work Practitioners

This entry provides an overview of research on lesbians in the United States using an overarching framework of oppression and empowerment. Historical and current demographic and cultural information about lesbians will be reported, along with an analysis of personal and environmental factors critical to social work practitioners' ability to enhance the well-being of lesbian individuals, couples, and families.

Social work practitioners and subjective well-being: Personal factors that contribute to high levels of subjective well-being

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 757-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Graham ◽  
Micheal L. Shier
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Canadian Survey

Based on interviews with social workers possessing the highest level of subjective well-being (SWB) from a 2006 Canadian survey, this research identifies personal factors, including personal behaviors, interpersonal relationships and manifestations of self beyond their workplace and identity as social workers, as positively influencing social work practitioners’ high levels of subjective well-being. The conclusion considers implications for social work practice, education, and research.

Futures Thinking, Foresight Practice, and Macro Social Work

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Burney Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Practice ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Changing Practice ◽  
Social Work Ethics ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Macro Social Work

Macro social work has a long tradition of emphasizing planning. This array of practices typically looks at important intersections of community needs, resources, policies, and well-being—all of which combine to reflect, guide, and support the aspirations of groups, organizations, and communities. Futures thinking and foresight practice are an important emerging, but underutilized, set of ideas and tools available to macro-level social work practitioners and scholars to better navigate rapidly changing practice ecosystems. They have the ability to update and multiply traditional planning approaches. Futures thinking and foresight practice can have applications in numerous areas of practice, including (a) equity practice, (b) community practice, (c) organizational practice, and (d) government/policy practice. Social work ethics is likely to continue adapting to the changing world.

A MODEL FOR MOBILE SOCIAL WORK WITH FAMILIES AT RISK

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 2067-2073
Author(s):  
Iliyan Rizov
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Specific Activities

The report presents a model for mobile social work with families, which develops in Roma communities (Varna Municipality and Aksakovo Municipality) for 10 years. This model seeks to resolve the problem about inefficiency of institutions in their work to reduce the number of abandoned children and to increase child well-being in vulnerable communities. There are presented specific activities and results, what show a way of support of the process for deinstitutionalization of childcare.

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