Burnout and self-care in social work is an engrossing and comprehensive treatment of a most critical and complex topic in social work today. service providers will undoubtedly benefit from sarakay smullens's insights into recognizing and overcoming burnout and equipping oneself with the tools to build self-care into the heart of one's practice.. The result is a book that provides clear guidance for social workers, social work students, and those in related fields by not only defining what burnout and self-care are, but also providing real-life examples, suggestions, and questions.. If so, burnout and self-care in social work is the book for you. burnout, one of the primary reasons why committed social workers leave the profession, is a grave and pervasive problem with glaring impact..
Hi guys, as you know or may have heard social work is a mentally draining job. you need prioritize self care and consciously take time out to care for yourself in order to avoid burnout.. Burnout and self-care in social work: a guidebook for students and those in mental health and related professions, by sarakay smullens, washington, dc, nasw press, isbn 978-0-87101-462-7, 2015, 115 pages, paperback $37.99, epub $30.99.. Self-care is a gift to yourself, says philadelphia-based psychotherapist sarakay smullens, an author whose most recent book is burnout and self-care in social work: a guidebook for students and.