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Building Resilience in Social Workers: An Exploratory Study on the Impacts of a Mindfulness-based Intervention
Abstract
Burnout is a frequent and well-documented consequence of social work practice. The literature suggests that mindfulness-based interventions might help develop the mental states and emotional skills that are indicators of resilience. This mixed-methods, non-randomised controlled, exploratory study with 14 social workers in Canada investigated differences in social workers’ levels of stress, resilience, and burnout after a mindfulness-based intervention, compared to a waitlist group. The intervention group was also interviewed about changes in their relationships within the workplace, their perceived sense of mental health, and wellbeing. Results suggested that the mindfulness-based intervention significantly decreased the treatment group’s perceived stress compared to those on the waitlist and continued to decline for 26 weeks post-intervention. Intervention participants reported positive changes in attitudes, perspectives, behaviours, and energy in relation to their workplace relationships with peers and supervisors. Mindfulness-based interventions for reducing stress and building resilience to burnout in social workers and other helping professionals hold promise, and invite further research.
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“For example, in a recent study, social workers reported significant decreases in stress and more positive relationships with peers and supervisors following mindfulness training compared to a waiting group (Crowder and Sears, 2017).”
From Critical Mindfulness in Social Work: Exploring the Potential of Reflexive Self-Care in the Journey from Student to Social Worker (2022) · cites this paper as Crowder and Sears, 2017
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“highlighted the potential for improved attention regulation skills to be an important protective factor against burnout in social work.”
From Testing Mindfulness Mechanisms of Action on the Stress and Burnout of Social Workers (2024) · cites this paper as Crowder and Sears (2017)
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“There is a scarcity of studies that are focused on social workers, social work practice, the unique stressors it presents and how social workers cope with this stress; with a need for high quality randomised controlled trials to inform future provision and add to the evidence base in this area (Beer et al., 2020; Crowder & Sears, 2017).”
From A randomised trial of Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care with social workers (2023) · cites this paper as Crowder & Sears, 2017
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“The MBI is a reliable and valid measure of work-related burnout utilised in various occupational samples, including social workers (Crowder & Sears, 2017).”
From A randomised trial of Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care with social workers (2023) · cites this paper as Crowder & Sears, 2017
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“Four studies detailed ethnicity information of participants, and there was an overrepresentation of Caucasian participants in three studies (Crowder and Sears 2017; Fortney et al. 2013; Geary and Rosenthal 2011) and an overrepresentation of Chinese participants in another study (Suyi et al. 2017).”
From The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the Psychological Functioning of Healthcare Professionals: a Systematic Review (2021) · cites this paper as Crowder and Sears 2017
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“Crowder and Sears (2017) reported a non-significant finding for burnout at 13-week follow-up; however, a significant reduction in burnout was later reported at 26-week follow-up.”
From The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the Psychological Functioning of Healthcare Professionals: a Systematic Review (2021) · cites this paper as Crowder and Sears 2017
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“Significant improvements in self-compassion were also maintained and ranged from 3-months (Suyi et al. 2017) to 26-week follow-up (Crowder and Sears 2017).”
From The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the Psychological Functioning of Healthcare Professionals: a Systematic Review (2021) · cites this paper as Crowder and Sears 2017
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- Authors
- Crowder, R., & Sears, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Crowder, Rachael
- Venue
- Australian Social Work
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-08-03
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-29
- ISSN
- 0312-407X (ISSN-L)
- 1447-0748
- OpenAlex
- W2498350540
- Cited by
- 101
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 8.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australian Social Work (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Calgary Research Grants Committee
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Social Work Education and Practice
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, resilience, burnout, social workers, occupational stress, workplace relationships, well-being, mental health, helping professionals
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