Abstract Social work is a profession with a high risk of emotional exhaustion and burnout. Although personal and organizational self-care is essential, professionals tend to prioritize users’ needs and engage in self-care only to a limited extent. In recent years, mindfulness has become established as a strategy for self-care and self-awareness, with growing evidence of its benefits. However,...
Abstract Stress and burnout can have serious negative effects on individual social workers and the organizations they work for. Preliminary evaluations of the Mindfulness-Based Social Work and Self-Care (MBSWSC) programme have found that it reduces stress, burnout, depression, and anxiety and improves the mental well-being of social workers. Building on this evidence, the programme is currently...