Archive for April, 2009
Social Workers should work on taking a break
Just back from my holidays in St Lucia, and I did not touch a computer in 8 days! It was hard not to go into the hotel Internet room but I was good and resisted. I really fully appreciated my holiday and stayed present to the restful time on the beach, swimming and horse riding.
The [...]
Compassion Fatigue
Dear social work colleagues please see this request from an Art Therpy student, sounds very interesting
Hello,
My name is Alyssa Graye and I am conducting research for my graduate program in
Creative Arts Therapy. I am looking for participants for my thesis, entitled
Self Care and the Potential for Compassion Fatigue as Mediated by A Mandala.
It is a [...]
What Laming said and why we should…but how?
There are lots of sites for sharing good social work practice, this site is for sharing taking care of social workers but I am going to break my flexible rule and do a quote straight from the latest and most topical issue in the UK; Baby P and Haringey social workers
“It is important to recognise [...]
Review page
I have added a new review page to the blog and will be reviewing stress managment products for social workers to look at. Let me know of any products you suggest and that we can share with social workers who visit this community.
Warmest
Gradle
Social Networking Benefits Stressed Out Social Workers
I like to use social networking sites to keep in touch with my family and friends and to also spread the word about reducing social work stress, I also know that it is a way of reducing my stress on several levels.
As part of my research into what stress relieving techniques work for social workers [...]