scholarly journals A Quantitative Analysis of Mindfulness Practice as Self-Care for Social Workers in an Urban Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Matthew Thomas Diner
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale

This study examines the relationship between mindfulness and secondary traumatic stress (STS) amongst licensed social workers in New York City. The research that was conducted was a quantitative analysis. Participants consisted of 154 social workers that were employed in a variety of agency based or private practice settings. Participants were asked to complete an electronic survey that included: (1) a questionnaire of professional characteristics and demographic information; (2) Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale - Revised (CAMS-R); (3) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ); (3) Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS). The data was analyzed by the use of SPSS. The multivariate linear regression analyses revealed that higher level of mindfulness is related to an increase in job satisfaction (B=1.13, SE=.09, β=.73, p.001) and lower STS for social workers (B=-.66, SE=.11, β=-.49, p.001).

Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale--Romanian Version

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Nicoleta Turliuc ◽  
Cornelia Măirean ◽  
Mihaela Dana Turliuc
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF A SIMULATION-BASED EMPATHY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM WITH MINDFULNESS ON SOCIAL WORKERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S297-S298
Author(s):  
Areum Han ◽  
Taehee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Attention Control ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Attention Control Group

Abstract Empathy enhancement programs and mindfulness-based practices may reduce care practitioners’ burnout and stress while increasing satisfaction, caring efficacy, and well-being. No study has been conducted to measure the effectiveness of a simulation-based empathy enhancement program combined with mindfulness practice on professionals working with older adults living alone. This study, therefore, assessed the effectiveness of a simulation-based empathy enhancement program with a brief mindfulness practice session on social workers working with older adults living alone. This study was a quasi-experimental study involving 105 social workers in South Korea. The experimental group received a simulation-based empathy enhancement program with mindfulness practice, and the attention control group watched a 30-minute-long educational video about empathy. Data were collected prior to the intervention and at two weeks after the intervention using self-reported questionnaires measuring empathy, caring efficacy, psychosocial stress, compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. The experimental group had significantly lower levels of psychosocial stress compared to the attention control group. Both groups showed significant improvements in empathy but in different empathy measures. Also, the experimental group only showed significantly lower levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress after the intervention while the attention control group only showed significant improvements in compassion satisfaction and caring efficacy. Although between-group differences were found in psychosocial stress only, pre-and post-test differences in different outcome measures from experimental and attention control groups indicate limited but possible effectiveness of each of the empathy enhancement programs on people in caring professionals.

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