Mental health social work and stress: how to cope

A national survey measuring burnout and stress among approved mental health professionals ends on March 31. A similar survey in 2002 found almost half of respondents met the threshold for a common mental health disorder, such as anxiety or depression. We examine the unique pressures facing mental health social workers and how they can begin to tackle the resultant stress.


Opinion: Why this survey matters

It is vitally important to research factors that may impact on professionals’ ability to practise properly, says researcher and approved mental health professional Janine Hudson


Top tips: 12 ideas for stress reduction

Community Care practice adviser Mark Drinkwater suggests 12 tips to prevent burnout


Resources: Developing resilience

Approved mental health professional Victoria Hart considers how mental health social workers can go about building their resilience to stress


Opinion: Why this work is so stressful

There are some notable reasons why mental health social workers are particularly prone to stress, says Mark Drinkwater.


Research: What we know

Martin Webber highlights some of the key research findings relating to mental health social work and stress


Resources: Managing your stress

We identify online videos, books and websites that could help you begin to tackle workplace stress


Resources: Expert guides to stress

Community Care Inform has a range of invaluable expert-written guides to stress, including:

Managing stress – a manager’s guide

Guide to compassion fatigue and secondary trauma in human services

Guide to working with emotion: A practice educator perspective

Guide to effective supervision: What is it and how can supervisors ensure they provide it?

Not an Inform user?

Visit www.ccinform.co.uk or call Kim Poupart on 0208 652 4848 to find out more about Inform


Research: What we know

Martin Webber highlights some of the key research findings relating to mental health social work and stress

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