Enhancing wellbeing in social work students: building resilience in the next generation
Abstract
The need for social workers to be resilient is widely emphasised. Although enhancing resilience in social work trainees presents a challenge to educators, they are nonetheless responsible for developing professionals who are able to cope with the emotional demands of the job. This paper argues that building resilience in the future workforce should be a key element of social work education. However, as little is known about the competencies and support structures that underpin resilience or the extent to which resilience protects the wellbeing of trainees, an evidence-based approach is required to inform curriculum development.Citation
Grant, L. and Kinman, G. (2012) 'Enhancing Wellbeing in Social Work Students: Building Resilience in the Next Generation', 31 (5):605-621 Social Work EducationPublisher
Taylor and FrancisJournal
Social Work EducationAdditional Links
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2011.590931Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0261-54791470-1227
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/02615479.2011.590931