Building Resilient Practitioners: Definitions and Practitioner Understandings

Adamson, Carole; Beddoe, Liz; Davys, Allyson Mary

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcs142

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“…From research with experienced social workers and practice learning supervisors (Adamson, Beddoe, & Davys, 2012), a matrix of factors contributing to our own practitioner resilience was identified, reinforcing international research that, in order to define and work with a robust understanding of resilience, it is important to recognise the interaction of factors within our environment: it is as much about power at community and national levels as it is about individual strengths and vulnerabilities. The Canterbury earthquakes also yielded evidence that strengthens arguments for community and cultural understandings of resilience (Dionesio & Pawson, 2016;Rawson, 2016;Thornley, Ball, Signal, Lawson-Te Aho, & Rawson, 2015).…”

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What do you mean, I’m “resilient”?

Adamson

Arévalo²

2017

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What do you mean, I’m “resilient”?

Adamson

Arévalo²

2017

ANZSWJ

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“…Forgiveness is another important example of a Christian value that can be useful in the workplace. Forgiveness of colleagues, when necessary for example, may strengthen personal resilience at work (Adamson et al 2012;Koutsos et al 2008). This may also be therapeutic in strengthening relationships and teamwork.…”

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Spirituality in the Healthcare Workplace

Baldacchino

2017

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Spirituality involves a sense of connectedness, meaning making and transcendence. There is abundant published research that focuses on the importance of spirituality to patients and their families during times of illness and distress. However over the last decade there has also been a growing awareness about the importance of considering the need to address peoples' spiritual needs in the workplace. Engaging in ones own personal spirituality involves connecting with the inner self, becoming more self aware of ones humanity and limitations. Engaging with ones personal spirituality can also mean that people begin to greater find meaning and purpose in life and at work. This may be demonstrated in the workplace by collegial relationships and teamwork. Those who engage with their own spirituality also engage more easily with others through a connectedness with other staff and by aligning their values with the respective organization if they fit well with ones personal values. Workplace spirituality is oriented towards self-awareness of an inner life which gives meaning, purpose and nourishment to the employees' dynamic relationships at the workplace and is eventually also nourished by meaningful work. Exercising ones personal spirituality contributes towards generating workplace spirituality. Essentially acting from ones own personal spirituality framework by being in doing can contribute towards a person becoming a healing and therapeutic presence for others, that is nourishing in many workplaces. Personal spirituality in healthcare can be enhanced by: reflection in and on action; role-modeling; taking initiative for active presence in care; committing oneself to the spiritual dimension of care; and, integrating spirituality in health caregivers' education. As spirituality is recognized as becoming increasingly important for patients in healthcare, increasing educational opportunities are now becoming available for nurses internationally that could support personal and workplace spirituality.

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“…Distinguishing between personal and professional views and values so that a clear boundary between the personal and professional self is maintained, having dealt with their own personal issues, taking responsibility for self and learning and keeping the aim of the work and its theoretical rationale in mind are discussed (Beddoe, et al, 2013;Adamson, Beddoe, & Davys, 2014). As experienced social workers have a more sophisticated understanding of resilience than students, viewing it as involving the interaction between the person's characteristics and a supportive environment and requiring constructive management, Grant and Kinman (2013) suggest that are they ideally positioned to help students enhance their resilience.…”

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Themes in the supervision of social care students in Ireland: building resilience

McSweeney¹

2017

European Journal of Social Work

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Themes in the supervision of social care students in Ireland: Building resilienceThe field placement is core to the education of social care practitioners and practice teachers' behaviours influence the learning and development of future practitioners.However the practice teacher role is complex with responsibilities to the agency, clients and the student (Davys & Beddoe, 2000). Twenty practice teachers were interviewed individually about their views of their role, in particular what they saw as most and least important. Inductive thematic analysis resulted in the identification of five themes 1) the nature of the work; 2) acceptance of individuality; 3) commonality and differences from staff; 4) focus on positives and 5) practice involves planning, doing and reflecting.Although resilience was not specifically mentioned the findings indicate that supervisors focus on ways of working with students that proactively encourages resilience in line with Grotberg's (1995) model, sending students messages in relation to I am (respected and respectful of others), I have (support; skills and strengths), I can (contribute). This study expands on the literature by informing us how practice teachers interact with students to promote resilience. It is suggested that Grotberg's model forms the basis of a new paradigm to ensure the development of future resilient practitioners.

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Building Resilient Practitioners: Definitions and Practitioner Understandings

Cited by 72 publications

References 26 publications

What do you mean, I’m “resilient”?

What do you mean, I’m “resilient”?

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Themes in the supervision of social care students in Ireland: building resilience

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