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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