In conjunction with the publication of our newest book, The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals, we are launching 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 completing a #selfcaresummer pledge and sending us a photo to publish on our website and/or social media! Here's to #selfcaresummer! We will post more details soon.
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Self Care Summer
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. more
Healing Through Culture and Art: A Process of Self-Care
As a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, the cultural teachings I learned in my youth have sustained me through challenging times. In all tribal nations, cultures’ spirituality and healing align and influence the creation of art. more
High-Mileage Questions for Social Worker Self-Care
Our bodies and minds know what they need through the help of being asked high mileage questions. more
Self-Care, A-Z: Re-Fired - Grade “A” Living Into Possibilities of Self-Care
None of us do self-care perfectly; yet, we often try to live up to an expectation of perfection. Instead, let’s commit to live into the possibilities of self-care! more
Self-Care Summer 2017 - Be a Part of It!
You can participate in The New Social Worker's Self-Care Summer 2017 project. Here's how. more
Social Worker Success & Self-Care Toolbox
With the right tools in your toolbox, you can achieve success and self-care in your social work career. more
Real World Clinical Blog: Self Care, Clients as Tenants, and Peer Support
The issue of achieving “good” self care at any time during one’s social work career is a near universal one. First, what “good” self care means varies from social worker to social worker. more
Small Mental Shifts Make Self-Care Possible for Social Workers
Small mental shifts, in individual social workers and in organizations, make self-care possible in our work. more
Book Trailer: The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
Watch the book trailer for The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals. more
Self-Care: A Social Worker’s Guide to Staying on Your Feet
Social workers save lives every day, and it does not mean that you are not a superhero simply because you need to recharge. more
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