In conjunction with the publication of our book, The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals, we launched our Self-Care Summer project! You can participate by reading the book and developing a self-care plan, submitting an essay or other creative work about self-care, or reading and sharing the published entries! Here's to #selfcaresummer!
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Self Care Summer
Self-Care Summer: The Importance of Self-Care for Social Workers
Take time to explore what you need to take care of yourself, whether exercise, walking on the beach, getting more sleep, or something else. It is essential, as a social worker, that you give attention to your own self-care. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Empowered - An Ode to the Power of Journaling
Journaling helps to protect from burnout by providing a release of stressful and potentially toxic perceptions and emotions. As a catalyst to gaining greater self-awareness and acceptance, it empowers you to maintain personal and professional limits. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Don't Mask Our Emotions
In March of this year, a mentor and LCSW took her own life. I want us to be aware that we are no different from our clients in our pain or methods of removing the pain. Reach out to someone you trust, and take care of yourself. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Walking the Self-Care Talk
If I write my self-care commitment, I will have to do it. I will be a better person for it and a stronger social worker. I will walk my talk. I can do this. Read more
Self-Care Summer: What Is It About Self-Care?
Find something that makes you feel alive, and support others in their self-care, too. If you don't think you're worth your own care, there may be other issues at play. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Self-Care - Choice or Chore?
The importance of self-care is implied in the NASW Code of Ethics. If we see self-care as a chore and do it just to “check it off the list,” we are not reaping the full benefits of self-care. Make a choice to invest in yourself. Read more
Celebrate International Self-Care Day, July 24th: Take the 24-Hour Challenge
Did you know July 24th is International Self-Care Day!? Here’s the background and a CHALLENGE for you and your colleagues to participate and promote Self-Care is for Life! Read more
Self-Care Summer: Self-Care During Transitions
However you identify or classify your transition, here are some self-care techniques to get you through the process. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Taking a Summer Break To Recharge
A recent social work graduate takes a needed summer self-care break to recharge. Read more
Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Self-Care Strategies in Social Work
Despite resources on self-care, social work practitioners, social work students, and clients sometimes fail to implement needed self-care strategies. Here are ways to overcome three barriers to self-care. Read more
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Self-Care Summer: The Social Work Tide
Take time out and watch the current of social work's tide. A poetry entry in the Self-Care Summer series. Read more
Social Workers, Need Complex, and Professional Burnout
There is one sign of burnout that often goes unnoticed and frequently is encouraged in subtle ways. This is what can be called the "need complex" -- the feeling that you and your social work intervention are so needed that you must work more. Read more
Self-Care Strategy: Write a Self-Compassionate Letter
Much has been written about self-compassion: the ability to give ourselves the same kindness we would give someone else. One way to do this is through writing a self-compassionate letter. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Mindfulness Practice - Two for One
You may feel that you don't have time for "formal" mindfulness practice. Here is a way to incorporate mindfulness into your everyday activities. Read more
Helping the Helpers - From Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Satisfaction
Social work is both challenging and rewarding. These strategies can help you shift from compassion fatigue to compassion satisfaction. Read more
Self-Care Summer: A Connection to Each Moment
When mindfulness occurs, a connection happens to each moment, allows that moment to make a mark on your journey. For social workers to use mindfulness and be present with connection allows for self-care and self-awareness. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Let Yourself Play!
I have discovered that occupying a space of unbridled curiosity not only shakes off my work-day woes, but teaches me to be a better social worker. Read more
Self-Care Summer: Mindfulness and Taking a Self-Compassion Break
Meditation, self-compassion breaks, and gratitude are ways to extend the same generosity to yourself that you extend as a helper to others. Read more
The New Social Worker Book Club Selection Summer 2017 - The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
As part of "Self-Care Summer," The New Social Worker Book Club's Summer 2017 book club selection is The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals. Read more
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