1. Self-Care Practices of Self-Identified Social Workers: Findings from a National Study.
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Miller, Jay J, Grise-Owens, Erlene, Owens, Larry, Shalash, Nada, and Bode, Molly
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SOCIAL workers , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *POPULATION geography , *RESEARCH , *HEALTH self-care , *SELF-perception , *SURVEYS , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *SOCIAL media , *CROSS-sectional method , *JOB involvement , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
Self-care can be an important tool in assuaging professional burnout, workplace stress, vicarious or secondary trauma, and other deleterious employment circumstances. Despite this importance, few studies have examined self-care among social work practitioners. This exploratory study examined the self-care practices of self-identified social workers (N = 2,934) throughout the United States. Primary data were collected with an electronic survey. Data indicate that social workers in the sample engage in moderate self-care practices. Analyses revealed group differences in self-care by several variables including geographic locale of participants' primary place of employment, race, educational level, and social work licensing status, among others. Significant predictors of self-care included perceived health status (self-report), education level, being a supervisor, and financial status. Overall, findings from this study indicate the need for a systemic response to improving self-care practices among social workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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