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Stress management for social workers: resources

by Mark Drinkwater, mental health social worker and Community Care practice adviser Video resources Coping with stress Stress Coping with redundancy Mental health: a selection of videos by NHS Choices Doing good feels good - Action for Happiness The importance...

Published 28 Feb 2012 1:08 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: mental health, stress. social work
12 stress management tips for mental health social workers

by Mark Drinkwater, a mental health social worker and Community Care practice adviser 1. Identify the cause of your stress The first step is to identify the cause of your stress . Take a few deep breaths and try to think about what is making you feel...

Published 27 Feb 2012 5:25 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: mental health, social work, stress
Outside interests and evidence-based practice: Building resilience in mental health social work

by Victoria Hart, an approved mental health professional and social worker One of the most important skills a social worker learns in practice is resilience. It is not a matter that can easily be taught. Everyone has different ways of learning and extending...

Published 22 Feb 2012 5:01 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: mental health, social work, stress, resilience
Is happiness the key to stress management for social workers?

by Mark Drinkwater, a mental health social worker and Community Care practice adviser Recently I've been compiling some materials on stress management and have come across some useful resources emanating from happiness research. This growing area...

Published 22 Feb 2012 4:59 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: mental health, workforce, social work, happiness, stress
Are we asking too much of The College of Social Work?

Yesterday's launch of The College of Social Work was high on enthusiasm and morale-boosting comments - for the profession and the college - and low on doubts and scepticism (as I blogged earlier, there was just one mention of BASW ). That's perhaps...

Published 1 Feb 2012 10:43 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: The College of Social Work
BASW elephant in the room at College of Social Work launch

Yesterday was the official launch event for The College of Social Work, held in the rather grand surroundings of the Institute of Directors offices on Pall Mall ( here's the room if you're interested), where pinstripes and low taxes, not cardigans...

Published 1 Feb 2012 10:25 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: the British Association of Social Workers, The College of Social Work, the Institute of Directors

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Stress management for social workers: resources

12 stress management tips for mental health social workers

Outside interests and evidence-based practice: Building resilience in mental health social work

Is happiness the key to stress management for social workers?

Are we asking too much of The College of Social Work?

BASW elephant in the room at College of Social Work launch