Self-Care among Social Work Educators
Shelby Connett
Abstract
Self-care is a widely known and discussed topic among social work professionals and students. However, despite the high esteem for self-care and its benefits within the social work profession, there is little information to be found regarding self-care teachings and self-care practices among social work educators (Bloomquist, Wood, Friedmeyer-Trainor, & Kim, 2015). The question then becomes whether social work educators are practicing self-care themselves, whether they teach self-care to their students, and whether there is any association between the two. This study will explore the literature and previous research on self-care practices among social work students, field educators, and practitioners. The current study will then be discussed pertaining to social work educators’ own self-care practices and their self-care teachings to social work students. The methods and findings will be presented, and a discussion will conclude the study to include key themes, strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for future research.