Cultivating professional resilience in direct practice : a guide for human service professionals / Jason M. Newell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newell, Jason M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social workers--Job stress.

Social workers.

Social service--Practice.

Social service.

Burn out (Psychology)--Prevention.

Burn out (Psychology).

Social Workers.

Medical Subjects:

Social Workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 pages) ; illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017].

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Overwhelming empirical evidence indicates that new social workers, particularly those going into child welfare or other trauma-related care, will discover emotional challenges including the indirect or secondary effects of the trauma work itself, professional burnout, and compassion fatigue. However, the newly revised CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) does not mandate the inclusion of content related to self-care in social work curriculum or field education. In a textbook that bridges the gap between theoretical and pragmatic approaches to this important issue in human service work, Jason M. Newell provides a potential resolution by conceptualizing self-care as an ongoing and holistic set of practice behaviors described as the key to professional resilience.To address the effects of trauma-related care on direct practitioners, Newell provides a comprehensive, competency-based model for professional resilience, examining four key constructs-stress, empathy, resilience, and self-care-from a range of theoretical dimensions. For those who work with vulnerable populations, the tendency to frame self-care solely within organizational context overlooks the importance of self-care in domains beyond the agency setting. Alternatively, he uses a framework grounded in the ecological-systems perspective conceptualizing self-care as a broader set of practice behaviors pertaining to the whole person, including the physical, interpersonal, organizational, familial, and spiritual domains of the psychosocial self. Alongside professional self-care practices at the organizational level, Newell makes a case for the pragmatic role of recreational activities, time with family and friends, physical health, spirituality, and mindfulness. The application of a comprehensive approach to self-care practice has potential to empower practitioners to remain resilient and committed to the values, mission, and spirit of the social work profession in the face of trauma.-- back cover.

Contents:

1. An introduction to resilient practice through holistic self-care

SECTION 1: THEORY, CONCEPTUALIZATION, AND MEASUREMENT

2. Understanding the connection between stress and trauma

3. Chronic empathy and trauma in human service work: Implications for social service professionals

4. Understanding and preventing the effects of professional burnout and indirect trauma: An individual and organizational challenge

5. Assessment and measurement of occupational stress and trauma

SECTION 2: A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE APPLICATION OF SELF-CARE PRACTICES

6. The essential practice of professional self-care: Cultivating and sustaining professional resilience

7. Preserving professional resilience: The ongoing practice of holistic self-care

8. The ethical obligation of professional self-care / with James L. Jackson, Jr.

9. Trauma-informed education, training, and professional development

10. The use of mindfulness practice as a function of self-care

Epilogue: Finding balance in social work practice: Self-care as practice wisdom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and index.

ISBN:

9780231176590

9780231544900

0231544901

OCLC:

1054868827