Predictors of and Responses to Stress Among Social Workers: A National Survey

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Ph.D. Dissertation: 'The Sequel to the Prequel: A Novel and Cautious Approach to Curating Mindful Child Welfare Workers and Addressing the Stress Phenomenon within England’s Child Protection System'

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Personal and professional impacts of work-related stress alleviation strategies among child welfare workers in child advocacy center settings

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The feasibility of mindfulness training to reduce stress among social workers

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Exploring stress, coping, and health outcomes among social workers

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PhD Student Oliver Beer, First Author of Mindfulness Research

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How stress impacts social workers – and how they’re trying to cope

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How stress impacts social workers – and how they’re trying to cope

Oliver Beer and Professor Sheena Asthana believe employers have a duty of care to their staff but are too often falling short

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‘Breaking Point’ | British Association of Social Workers

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‘Breaking Point’ | British Association of Social Workers

In the face of concern over high caseloads, cuts to services, stress and burnout, researchers Oliver Beer and Professor Sheena Asthana of Plymouth University decided to investigate the health and wellbeing of practitioners in England. Here they share their findings

Admin · October 31, 2016 · 5 min. read

What can we do about stress and associated health risks? Evidence from a study of social workers in England

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What can we do about stress and associated health risks? Evidence from a study of social workers in England

Admin · October 26, 2016 · 5 min. read

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What Causes Stress in Social Work?

Researchers Oliver Beer and Professor Sheena Asthana of Plymouth University, UK, decided to investigate. They surveyed 427 social workers in England, UK, and here is a brief look at what they discovered.

Admin · October 25, 2016 · 2 min. read