TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-compassion among child welfare workers
T2 - An exploratory study
AU - Miller, J. Jay
AU - Lee, Jacquelyn
AU - Benner, Kalea
AU - Shalash, Nada
AU - Barnhart, Sheila
AU - Grise-Owens, Erlene
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - This study employed the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) to examine self-compassion among a group of child welfare practitioners (N = 223) in one southeastern state. The SCS includes items that ask participants to report how often they participate engage in various actions in self-compassion. Overall, data indicate that child welfare workers only moderately engage in self-compassion. Analyses revealed significant positive relationships between self-compassion and age and years in practice, respectively. Additionally, those with a Master Degree and belonging to a professional member association reported significantly higher self-compassion. Being a child welfare supervisor and professional group membership were significant predictors of self-compassion. After a brief review of relevant literature, this paper explicates findings from this study. Then, the article discusses salient practice, training, and research implications related to child welfare.
AB - This study employed the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) to examine self-compassion among a group of child welfare practitioners (N = 223) in one southeastern state. The SCS includes items that ask participants to report how often they participate engage in various actions in self-compassion. Overall, data indicate that child welfare workers only moderately engage in self-compassion. Analyses revealed significant positive relationships between self-compassion and age and years in practice, respectively. Additionally, those with a Master Degree and belonging to a professional member association reported significantly higher self-compassion. Being a child welfare supervisor and professional group membership were significant predictors of self-compassion. After a brief review of relevant literature, this paper explicates findings from this study. Then, the article discusses salient practice, training, and research implications related to child welfare.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.04.032
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.04.032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046115959
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 89
SP - 205
EP - 211
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
ER -