1. Exploring the self-care practice of social workers in Slovakia: How do they fare?
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Miller, J Jay, Poklembova, Zuzana, Grise-Owens, Erlene, and Bowman, Abagail
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ACADEMIC medical centers ,STATISTICAL correlation ,HEALTH status indicators ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,NONPARAMETRIC statistics ,RESEARCH ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,HEALTH self-care ,SOCIAL services ,SOCIAL work research ,SOCIAL work education ,PSYCHOLOGY of social workers ,STATISTICS ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,DATA analysis ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,RELATIVE medical risk ,PREDICTIVE tests ,CROSS-sectional method ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
Increasingly, social workers recognize the importance of self-care to practice. However, research examining self-care among social workers is nominal. Of particular paucity are works that explore self-care in international contexts. This exploratory study examined self-care among social workers (N = 200) in Slovakia. Findings indicate that participants engaged in moderate levels of self-care. Moreover, data indicated significant differences in self-care by health status, and number of weekly hours worked was a significant predictor of self-care. After a review of literature, this article explicates findings, identifies discussion points, and concludes by identifying implications for social work education, research, and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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