MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND ADAPTIVE COPING AMONG SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Lemieux ◽  
Carol A. Plummer ◽  
Roslyn Richardson ◽  
Cassandra E. Simon ◽  
Amy L. Ai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Hurricanes Katrina And Rita

Social Work Students in the Aftermath of the Great Flood of 2016: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Adaptive Coping

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-648
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Lemieux ◽  
Aimee Moles ◽  
Kimberly M. Brown ◽  
Erma J. Borskey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Adaptive Coping

scholarly journals Roles of Positive Psychology for Mental Health in UK Social Work Students: Self-Compassion as a Predictor of Better Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 2002-2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Kotera ◽  
P Green ◽  
D Sheffield
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Self Compassion

Abstract Despite high shame about mental health symptoms among UK social work students, positive psychological approaches to their mental health have not been investigated in depth. Emotional resilience has been a core skill in social work practice; however, its relationship with mental health is still unclear. Therefore, the primary purposes of this cross-sectional study were to (i) examine the relationships between mental health and positive psychological constructs, namely resilience, self-compassion, motivation and engagement and (ii) determine predictors of mental health in UK social work students. An opportunity sampling of 116 UK social work students (102 females, 14 males; 96 undergraduates, 20 postgraduates) completed 5 measures about these constructs. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted. Mental health was associated with resilience, self-compassion and engagement. Self-compassion was a negative predictor, and intrinsic motivation was a positive predictor of mental health symptoms. Resilience did not predict mental health symptoms. The findings highlight the importance of self-compassion to the challenging mental health of UK social work students; they caution against the overuse and misunderstanding of resilience in the social work field.

Volunteerism Among Social Work Students During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ann Plummer ◽  
Amy L. Ai ◽  
Catherine M. Lemieux ◽  
Roslyn Richardson ◽  
Sharbari Dey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Hurricanes Katrina And Rita

(A65) Stress & Trauma Studies Program (STSP): Theoretical & Practical Emergency Mental Health Interventions Studies for BA Social Work Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s18-s18
Author(s):  
M.U. Farchi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Emergency Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Interventions ◽  
Community Trauma

The Tel Hai college Department of Social Work established this program as part of its community commitment to ensure that persons with skills in emergency mental health / trauma intervention will be available to the community as first responders when needed. The main goal of the STSP: Training Social work students As First Responders with Very High Professional Standards of Emergency as well as Long Term Mental Health Interventions Qualifications. This program enables the students to integrate between theory and hands-on basic and advanced skills in stress & trauma interventions – from the help to a single traumatized person to mass disasters involving more complex interventions. In addition, program underlines and empowers the students self efficacy and resilience. The studies are carried out in 4 main channels: A. Academic studies and advanced professional workshops. B. Outdoor drills with other help and rescue units: MDA (EMS), IDF, Police, Israel fire and rescue services, local and national rescue units) C. Volunteering in community trauma / first responder units D. Emergency mental health interventions during real time events (Last one: Emergency interventions among the evacuated families during the mount Carmel bushfire) Student's Skills Acquired During the STSP • Theoretical & practical knowledge of the stress & trauma development process. • Differentional diagnosis of the trauma stages (From ASR to C-PTSD). • Identifying all sources of resilience and coping strategies. • Basic & advanced crisis and disaster intervention methods. • Crisis & disaster management & command • Professional self confidence, Independency & Creativity, leadership and leading capabilities. The program, its benefits and latest drills and real time intervention will be discussed as well as demonstrated with videos.

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