Self-care and Professional Quality of Life: Predictive Factors Among MSW Practitioners

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dc.contributor.authorBloomquist, K. R., Wood, L., Friedmeyer-Trainor, K., & Kim, H. W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-28T19:46:08Z
dc.date.available2016-07-28T19:46:08Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the effects of self-care practices and perceptions on positive and negative indicators of professional quality of life, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction among MSW practitioners. Results reveal that while social workers value and believe self-care is effective in alleviating job-related stress, they engage in self-care on a limited basis. Findings indicate that MSW programs and employers do not teach social workers how to effectively engage in self-care practice. Various domains of self-care practice contribute differently to indicators of professional quality of life. This study sheds light on the under-studied relationship between social worker self-care and professional quality of life, provides insight into the type of activities practiced and not practiced by MSW practitioners, and identifies gaps between perceived value and effective teaching of self-care. Implications exist for social work educators and employers and the potential to support a healthier, sustainable workforce. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationBloomquist, K. R., Wood, L., Friedmeyer-Trainor, K., & Kim, H. W. (2016). Self-care and professional quality of life: Predictive factors among MSW practitioners. Advances in Social Work, 16(2), 292-311.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/viewFile/18760/20469
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2871
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAdvances in Social Worken_US
dc.subjectvicarious traumaen_US
dc.subjectsecondary traumatic stressen_US
dc.subjectcompassion fatigueen_US
dc.subjectburnouten_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleSelf-care and Professional Quality of Life: Predictive Factors Among MSW Practitionersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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