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Building Resilience in Social Workers: An Exploratory Study on the Impacts of a Mindfulness-based Intervention 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Crowder, Rachael,Sears, Alexandra
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Taylor & Francis
  • 출판년도2017
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Australian social work
  • 발행사항Vol.70No.1[2017]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0312-407X
  • 소개/요약Burnout is a frequent and well-documented consequence of social work practice. The literature suggests that mindfulness-based interventions might help develop the mental states and emotional skills that are indicators of resilience. This mixed-methods, non-randomised controlled, exploratory study with 14 social workers in Canada investigated differences in social workers’ levels of stress, resilience, and burnout after a mindfulness-based intervention, compared to a waitlist group. The intervention group was also interviewed about changes in their relationships within the workplace, their perceived sense of mental health, and wellbeing. Results suggested that the mindfulness-based intervention significantly decreased the treatment group’s perceived stress compared to those on the waitlist and continued to decline for 26 weeks post-intervention. Intervention participants reported positive changes in attitudes, perspectives, behaviours, and energy in relation to their workplace relationships with peers and supervisors. Mindfulness-based interventions for reducing stress and building resilience to burnout in social workers and other helping professionals hold promise, and invite further research.