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Social themes : The Journal of theory and practise of Social Work and other akin Sciences, Vol. 1 No. 6, 2019.

Review article

Mindfulness in Social Work

Matea Pleić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-4782 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Study of Social Work, Zagreb, Croatia
Zdravka Leutar ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Study of Social Work, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Occupational stress, compassion fatigue and professional burnout present a majorproblem for the social work profession. Social workers need to be given a tool to help them cope with profession challenges. Mindfulness is a way of taking of yourself that can prevent and reduce the symptoms of these syndromes. In addition to reducing stress, mindfulness also helps to develop skills necessary for social work and meaningful relationship with client’s. Numerous studies have shown a variety of benefits of including mindfulness in social worker education.

Keywords

mindfulness; professional burnout; compassion fatigue; social workers; education of social work students

Hrčak ID:

233280

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/233280

Publication date:

23.12.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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