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Exploring the self-compassion of health-care social workers: How do they fare?
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Social Work in Health Care . Aug2018, Vol. 57 Issue 7, p563-580. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Indubitably, the challenges facing health-care social workers are becoming increasingly complex. Whilst these problematic professional circumstances compound the need for self-compassion among health-care social workers, few studies, if any, have explicitly examined self-compassion among this practitioner group. This cross-sectional study explored self-compassion among a sample of practitioners (N = 138) in one southeastern state. Results indicate that health-care social workers in this sample engage in self-compassion only moderately. Further, occupational and demographic/life characteristics (e.g., age, years practicing social work, average hours worked per week, health status, and relationship status, among others) are able to predict self-compassion scores. After a terse review of relevant literature, this paper will explicate findings from this study, discuss relevant points derived from said findings, and identify salient implication for health-care social work praxis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00981389
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Work in Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130147491
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2018.1471017