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Implications Of Self-Care For Clinical Social Workers, Katelyn Costa, Joelle Cote-Powell
Implications Of Self-Care For Clinical Social Workers, Katelyn Costa, Joelle Cote-Powell
Thinking Matters Symposium
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 …