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The Feasibility of Mindfulness Training to Reduce Stress among Social Workers: A Conceptual Paper

Beer, Oliver W J, Phillips, Rebecca, Stepney, Lois, Quinn, Camille R·2020·The British Journal of Social Work
DOI 10.1093/bjsw/bcz104
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The health and well-being of social workers are attracting attention from researchers, organisations and the profession itself. Since the 1990s, there has been research examining the health and well-being of social workers in relation to working conditions and occupational stress. However, there is a dearth of literature indicating the evaluation and application of effective strategies for work-related stress reduction, particularly within the social work profession. Identifying effective and feasible interventions to reduce occupational stress is prudent to improving not only service delivery, but simultaneously also the wellness of practitioners. Healthy social workers are likely to be more effective and productive. Mindfulness intervention studies across a multitude of groups have yielded positive effects, including the alleviation of mental health difficulties for numerous populations. However, the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions with social workers is yet to be determined. A scoping review was conducted to assess the availability and scientific rigour of mindfulness-based interventions, and their applicability to social workers. This conceptual paper considers the evidence and the feasibility of applying mindfulness training to address the stress, coping efforts and subsequent health outcomes of social workers, through the theoretical lens of the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.

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  • There is a scarcity of studies 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.

    “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 Beer et al., 2020

  • There is an apparent lack of evidence on the implementation and effectiveness of interventions to address or mitigate work-related stress and burnout and improve outcomes for social workers.

    “Despite the awareness of the impact of the social work role, work-related stress, and burnout, it remains concerning that there is an apparent lack of evidence on the implementation and effectiveness of interventions to address or mitigate these concerns and improve outcomes for social workers (Beer et al., 2020).”

    From A randomised trial of Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care with social workers (2023) · cites this paper as Beer et al., 2020

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Authors
Beer, O. W. J., Phillips, R., Stepney, L., & Quinn, C. R.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Beer, Oliver W J
ORCID
Beer, Oliver W J
Venue
The British Journal of Social Work
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2019-09-26
Volume
50
Issue
1
Pages
243-263
ISSN
  • 0045-3102 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-263X
DOI
10.1093/bjsw/bcz104
OpenAlex
W3010084922
Cited by
20
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2
FWCI
2.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
Locations
The British Journal of Social Work (publishedVersion)
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 training, occupational stress, social workers, stress reduction intervention, social worker well-being, transactional model of stress and coping, coping, intervention feasibility

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