Examining self-care practice frequency among social workers: an international comparison

J. Jay Miller, Zuzana Poklembova, Chunling Niu, Beáta Balogová, Monika Podkowińska, Kalevi Paldanius, Alice Gojová, Larry Owens

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Abstract

The importance of self-care among social work practitioners notwithstanding, research literature is in the nascent stages of examining this area inquiry. This exploratory study examined the frequency of self-care practices among social work practitioners in Czech Republic, Finland, Poland, and Slovakia. Utilising data collected as part of Wave I of the Global Self-Care Initiative, a large-scale exploratory study designed to examine self-care practices among diverse practitioner groups, researchers sought to investigate differences in practitioners, by country. Analyses revealed significant cross-country differences. Both hierarchical regression and regression tree analyses showed country to have significantly explanatory effect. Practitioners from Finland reported engaging in self-care significantly more frequently than did practitioners in the other countries. Implications derived from contextual practice environments and areas for apposite research inquiry are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Social Work
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

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Keywords

  • Self-care
  • social work
  • wellness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Sociology and Political Science

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