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Addressing Burnout with Self-Compassion: How Clinical Social Workers Can Sustain Resilience

American Board of Clinical Social Work

For example, spending five minutes daily engaging in guided meditations or reflective writing focused on self-compassion can significantly reduce symptoms associated with burnout, such as emotional exhaustion and decreased job satisfaction.

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National Report Addresses Nursing Home Quality & Promotes Value of Social Work

Social Work Blog

NASW applauds these recommendations and thanks the study committee for its work. collaboration with social workers, other disciplines, and like-minded organizations to advocate for implementation of various report recommendations.

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NASW Press Reads for Policy, Advocacy, and Impact!

Social Work Blog

Analysis elements address issues related to the policy, such as trigger events, problem framing, social engineering, covert rationales, unintended consequences, target efficiency, and governmental responsibility.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S. Prepared by.

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Addressing Burnout Among Clinical Social Workers: A Path to Resilience and Well-Being

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Factors Contributing to Burnout The development of burnout in clinical social work is tied to a complex interplay of individual, organizational, and systemic factors. High workloads, inadequate support, and the emotional toll of client work are primary contributors.

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Celebrate Black History Month with NASW Press: 15% Off Select Books and eBooks, February 1-29

Social Work Blog

Using firsthand accounts from 200 Black adolescents, Black Male Youth Raised in Public Systems: Engagement, Healing, Hope validates the fears, anxieties, and complexities of these youth.

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Exploring the Wish to Flee

American Board of Clinical Social Work

When the wish to flee is directly expressed as a decision to stop therapy or a request to be referred to another therapist, engaging the couple in curious questioning about why this decision has come up at that particular time is essential. Sometimes a partner brings up quitting therapy as a type of threat.