Self-compassion among social workers

Miller, J. Jay; Lee, Jacquelyn; Shalash, Nada; Poklembova, Zuzana

doi:10.1177/1468017319829404

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“…According to previous studies, when someone experiences high levels of compassion satisfaction, it is very unlikely for them to experience compassion fatigue (Hunt et al, 2019;Jay Miller et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2018). Indeed, compassion fatigue in professionals is not attributable to exhaustion from providing compassionate care, but rather to these professionals lacking other attributes of compassion.…”

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“…However, being empathy oriented may have negative consequences associated with the physical, emotional and spiritual fatigue caused by witnessing and absorbing the suffering of others (Finzi-Dottan & Kormosh, 2016;Stickle, 2016;Turgoose, Glover, Barker, & Maddox, 2017). However, compassion goes beyond empathy, as it involves not only a deep understanding of the situation but also a basic sense of caring about the suffering of others and oneself, being sensitive to it and intending to prevent it (Jay Miller, Lee, Shalash, & Poklembova, 2019;Yi, Kim, Choi, Kim, & O'Connor, 2018).…”

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Compassion and empathy in community social workers: A qualitative study in Spain

Ortega‐Galán

Fernández

Ortiz‐Amo

2020

Health Soc Care Community

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Compassion and empathy are considered to be elements of paramount importance in professionals working with individuals in need. However, the term 'compassion' generates controversy among social workers, while the term 'empathy' seems to be more universally accepted among these professionals. This qualitative study used a hermeneutic approach and aimed to explore and understand social workers' experiences with empathy and compassion in the community setting. Between January and June 2019, nine in-depth interviews and two focus group sessions were conducted with social workers from community social centres and primary healthcare centres in the province of Almería (Spain), with a total of 23 participants. The software Atlas.

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Compassion and empathy in community social workers: A qualitative study in Spain

Ortega‐Galán

Fernández

Ortiz‐Amo

2020

Health Soc Care Community

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“…The results are presented in Table 3. Training of the group of employees was done in accordance with the psychological specifics of the difficulties appearing in their interpersonal interaction as was stated by many scholars in the previous researches (Sommerfeld, 2014;Valeyeva et al, 2016;Mametyeva et al, 2018;Garrett, 2020;Miller et al, 2020; Stepney &Metteri, 2020; Reed et al, 2020), dealing with various forms and peculiarities of interaction of social workers in and with communities. Thus, it pursued the following aims:…”

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Research Study on Communicative Competence Features of Social Sphere Specialists

Shcheglova

Demidova

Akhtyan

et al. 2020

HSSR

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Purpose of the study: To study the ways to increase the communicative competence of social sphere specialists, aimed at the formation of professional and personal qualities, communicative skills, and development of professional interest and success. Methodology: Some theoretical and empirical research methods are used: analysis of publications in social work, normative documentation on the research issue; diagnostic methods: questioning, testing, interviews; experimental methods: ascertaining, forming, and control stages of the experiment; stating, forming and control stages of the experiment; methods of statistical processing of research results. Main Findings: The main results of the study showed that the modern practice of successful organization of social service activities requires a thoughtful approach. The head, together with the full-time psychologist, should monitor the communicative competence of the specialists working at this service and timely organize the work to overcome the manifestations of professional burnout of specialists and prevent their professional deformation. The significance of the influence of active teaching methods on interpersonal communication has allowed us to develop and test several practically effective teaching methods that increase the effectiveness of interaction with others in professional communication. Applications of this study: This study reveals the possibilities of improving the communicative competence of the specialists working at social service departments in modern conditions of systematic emotional overload when performing their professional duties. This theme is quite relevant for the activities of any service within “person to person” interaction, especially a social one, having its specifics and directed at helping a person facing a social problem. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of this study is in justifying the need for organizing activities to improve the communicative competence of social service specialists using modern socio-psychological developments. In the modern practice of holding social work, this component is often overlooked, which subsequently leads to frequent conflicts among social service employees and recipients of social services, a gradual loss of interest in the work performed, and, as a result, its indifferent fulfilment.

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“…Contextualising our findings in social work, indeed, social work does require a high level of self-compassion for practitioners to maintain wellbeing and performance [11]. Social workers themselves are often wounded healers [17] and encounter emotionally challenging situations [15].…”

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“…Additionally, overidentification, which indicates a lack of self-compassion, was particularly strongly associated with depression among social work students in the United States [10]. Moreover, self-compassion fosters professional social workers' empathy and commitment, enabling them to thrive in social work [11]. Professional social workers are generally self-compassionate; however, levels vary significantly according to a variety of factors, including health and education level [9,10].…”

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Self-Compassion in Irish Social Work Students: Relationships between Resilience, Engagement and Motivation

Kotera

Tsuda-McCaie

Edwards

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Self-compassion recognises a meaning of life’s suffering, aligning with existential positive psychology. Although this construct is known to protect our mental health, how to augment self-compassion remains to be evaluated. Social work students suffer from high rates of mental health problems; however, research into self-compassion in this population remains to be developed. This study aimed to evaluate (i) relationships between self-compassion and more traditional positive constructs—resilience, engagement and motivation, and (ii) differences of these constructs between the levels of studies to inform how self-compassion can be enhanced in social work students. A total of 129 Irish social work students completed self-report scales regarding self-compassion, resilience, engagement and motivation. Correlation, regression and one-way MANOVA were conducted. Self-compassion was associated with gender, age, resilience, engagement and intrinsic motivation. Resilience and intrinsic motivation were significant predictors of self-compassion. There was no significant difference in the levels of these constructs between the levels of studies. Findings suggest that social work educators across different levels can strengthen students’ resilience and intrinsic motivation to cultivate the students’ self-compassion. Moreover, the close relationships between self-compassion, resilience and intrinsic motivation indicate that orienting students to the meaning of the studies helps their mental health.

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Self-compassion among social workers

Cited by 14 publications

References 34 publications

Compassion and empathy in community social workers: A qualitative study in Spain

Compassion and empathy in community social workers: A qualitative study in Spain

Research Study on Communicative Competence Features of Social Sphere Specialists

Self-Compassion in Irish Social Work Students: Relationships between Resilience, Engagement and Motivation

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