Exploring the self-care practices of social workers in Poland

Miller, J. Jay; Poklembova, Zuzana; Podkowińska, Monika; Grise-Owens, Erlene; Balogová, Beáta; Pachner, Theresia M

doi:10.1080/13691457.2019.1653828

Cited by 8 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…First, this study showed that social workers in Fujian Province of China engaged in moderate amounts of self‐care, and the level of self‐care practices needs to improve further. This result is consistent with previous research that had examined social workers' self‐care practices in the United States (Miller et al, 2020 ; Miller, Lianekhammy, et al, 2018 ) and Poland (Miller, Poklembova, et al, 2019 ).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…In terms of profession, the years of practicing social work influenced self‐care practices. The finding seems consistent with the study of Miller, Poklembova, et al ( 2019 ), who showed that social workers who had worked for longer practiced self‐care less frequently, but this is contrary to the result of Pope et al ( 2017 ). The possible explanations are that in China, social workers with more than 2 years of experience may be promoted to such positions as project leaders.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…In China, social work education associations do not have any requirements or recommendations for self‐care education for social workers. As the National Association of Social Workers ( 2008 , p. 268) has pointed out, self‐care education is an important core skill of social workers (Miller, Poklembova, et al, 2019 ). In the future, it is necessary to strengthen self‐care education for social workers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In particular, public health crises, such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, may aggravate these challenges (Miller & Cassar, 2021 ). Moreover, relevant research has deemed it necessary to further develop the self‐care practice model to examine and cope with a series of factors affecting self‐care practices and promote the implementation of self‐care practices (Miller & Cassar, 2021 ; Miller, Poklembova, et al, 2019 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Exploring the self‐care practices of social workers in China under the COVID‐19 pandemic

Wang

et al. 2022

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The self‐care practices of social workers have garnered increasing attention in the literature, yet little is known about the case of China. To explore the self‐care practices of Chinese social workers under the COVID‐19 pandemic, this study uses the Self‐Care Practice Scale (SCPS) to measure the self‐care practices of social workers (N = 1066) in Fujian Province, China. The results indicate that Chinese social workers engage in moderate amounts of self‐care practices under the COVID‐19 pandemic. Significant group differences exist in social workers' self‐care practices by marital status, parenting status, age, health satisfaction, years of practicing social work, average hours of work per day, resignation intention, job satisfaction, number of received supervision services in a year, and self‐care education. Significant predictors of self‐care include marital status, monthly salary, service status, average hours of work per day, number of received supervision services in a year, school self‐care education, job satisfaction, and health satisfaction. This study has practical implications for self‐care education and practice, including workplace health promotion and the development of self‐care practice policies.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Exploring the self‐care practices of social workers in China under the COVID‐19 pandemic

Wang

et al. 2022

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A handful of studies examined self-care practices among social work practitioners in the U.S. (e.g. Bloomquist et al, 2015;Miller et al, 2017) and Europe (Miller et al, 2019). These studies concluded that participants only engaged in moderate amounts of self-care.…”

Section: Self-care Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing The “Millennial Self-Care Obsession” Among Social Workers: #NotSoMuch

Miller

Grise-Owens

2020

Journal of Social Work

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Summary Despite the importance of self-care to social work practice, misnomers about the construct persist. One misperception is that millennials are overly focused on self-care and engage in high-levels of self-care, to the detriment of performing work duties. This study examined the self-care practices of social work practitioners (N = 3079) in the United States. Researcher investigated self-care practices across five domains: Professional Support, Professional Development, Life Support, Cognitive Awareness, and Daily Balance. Findings Overall, data suggest that social workers in all generations engaged in moderate amounts of self-care. Analyses revealed that millennials engaged in significantly fewer self-care practices related to Professional Support and Daily Balance, when compared to Generation X and Baby-boomer participants. While not statistically significant, millennials scored lower across all other self-care domains. Applications This is the first known study to explicitly investigate generational differences in self-care within any professional discipline. Within the next five years, millennials will make up nearly 75% of the world’s workforce. Findings from this research suggest the need to reshape prevailing anecdotes about self-care and millennials. Further, data offer insights to organizations looking to better support social workers of all generations in engaging in self-care.

show abstract