Overview
Overwhelming empirical evidence indicates that new social workers going into child welfare or other trauma-related care discover emotional challenges. However, the revised CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) does not mandate the inclusion of content related to self-care in social work curricula. In a textbook that bridges the gap between theoretical and pragmatic approaches, Jason M. Newell provides a solution by conceptualizing self-care as the key to professional resilience. By examining four key constructs--stress, empathy, resilience, and self-care--from different theoretical dimensions, Newell offers an extensive, competency-based model. He describes a framework grounded in the ecological systems perspective conceptualizing self-care as a broader set of practice behaviors pertaining to the whole person. This comprehensive approach to self-care can help practitioners remain resilient and committed to social work in the face of trauma.
- | Author: Jason M. Newell
- | Publisher: Columbia University Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 26, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0231176597
- | ISBN-13: 9780231176590
