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dc.contributor.authorKinman, Gailen
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Louise Janeen
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Susanen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-30T09:17:35Z
dc.date.available2019-05-30T09:17:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-10
dc.identifier.citationKinman G., Grant L., Kelly S. (2019) '‘It’s my secret space’: the benefits of mindfulness for social workers', British Journal of Social Work, 50(3), pp.758–777.en
dc.identifier.issn0045-3102
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/bjsw/bcz073
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/623319
dc.description.abstractSocial workers are at high risk of job-related stress that can impair their wellbeing and professional practice. Although organisational support is a fundamental requirement, it has been argued that social workers need to develop emotional resilience to help them manage the demands of the job.  This mixed-method study examines the effects of an eight-week mindfulness training course on several resources previously found to underpin resilience in social workers (emotional self-efficacy, psychological flexibility, reflective ability and self-compassion) together with aspects of wellbeing relevant to the role (compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and perceived stress).  Participants’ perceptions of the benefits of mindfulness for their wellbeing and professional practice are further explored via the content analysis of open-ended questions and semi-structured interviews. Emotional self-efficacy, psychological flexibility and compassion satisfaction increased following the intervention and compassion fatigue and perceived stress were reduced. No significant changes were found in reflective ability and self-compassion.  The qualitative data provided greater insight into the potential benefits of mindfulness for the wellbeing and job performance of social workers and factors that might encourage and discourage its use.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford Academic Pressen
dc.relation.urlhttps://academic.oup.com/bjsw/article/doi/10.1093/bjsw/bcz073/5513263/
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectmindfulnessen
dc.subjectsocial worken
dc.subjectL500 Social Worken
dc.title‘It’s my secret space’: the benefits of mindfulness for social workersen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.eissn1468-263x
dc.identifier.journalBritish Journal of Social Worken
dc.date.updated2019-05-30T09:14:18Z
dc.description.note2 years embargo from publication date
html.description.abstractSocial workers are at high risk of job-related stress that can impair their wellbeing and professional practice. Although organisational support is a fundamental requirement, it has been argued that social workers need to develop emotional resilience to help them manage the demands of the job.  This mixed-method study examines the effects of an eight-week mindfulness training course on several resources previously found to underpin resilience in social workers (emotional self-efficacy, psychological flexibility, reflective ability and self-compassion) together with aspects of wellbeing relevant to the role (compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and perceived stress).  Participants’ perceptions of the benefits of mindfulness for their wellbeing and professional practice are further explored via the content analysis of open-ended questions and semi-structured interviews. Emotional self-efficacy, psychological flexibility and compassion satisfaction increased following the intervention and compassion fatigue and perceived stress were reduced. No significant changes were found in reflective ability and self-compassion.  The qualitative data provided greater insight into the potential benefits of mindfulness for the wellbeing and job performance of social workers and factors that might encourage and discourage its use.


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