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Abstract
Increasingly, the social work profession recognizes the need for more attention to self-care. Concomitantly, this growing awareness and ethical commitment is fostering a burgeoning self-care movement. However, despite recognition about the importance of self-care, there is a paucity of research that explicitly examines self-care practices among social workers. This cross-sectional study examined the self-care practices of individuals employed in social work capacities (n=1,011) in one southeastern state in the United States. Findings suggest that participants in the sample engaged in personal and professional self-care practices only moderately. Further, data suggest significant group differences in the practice of self-care, by relationship status, educational attainment, health status, and current financial situation, respectively. Overall, results indicate self-care as a potential area of improvement for participants in this study, in general, and perhaps for individuals employed in social work contexts, more generally.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2018
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.18060/22320
Repository Citation
Miller, J. Jay; Lianekhammy, Joann; and Grise-Owens, Erlene, "Examining Self-Care among Individuals Employed in Social Work Capacities: Implications for the Profession" (2018). Social Work Faculty Publications. 14.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/csw_facpub/14
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Advances in Social Work, v. 18, no. 4.
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