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Nov 7, 2023 · This study provides promising preliminary evidence that if social workers who are experiencing issues with anxiety, depression and mental well-being are supported to reduce feelings of stress, emotional exhaustion, and increase feelings of personal accomplishment, they are likely to experience improvements in their mental health and job performa...
Apr 30, 2014 · Social workers have a crucial part to play in improving mental health services and mental health outcomes for citizens. They bring a distinctive social and rights-based perspective to their work.
The report described how healthcare workers have struggled with feelings of anxiety, trauma and mental fatigue from their work during the pandemic, alongside the impact of being surrounded by serious illness and death at unprecedented levels, while often struggling for support and resources.
There are an estimated 9,000 social workers working in a defined mental health role – some of them are working for Local Authorities in children or adult services, some in the voluntary sector, and others for healthcare trusts or somewhere else in the NHS.
Mar 1, 2023 · A new study published in the journal International Social Work has uncovered concerning rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety among social workers.
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Social workers working in statutory mental health services provide a vital counterbalancing view to clinical models of illness and disorder and where this is done well, can have a powerful impact on NHS culture and practice.
Oct 28, 2020 · Social work is recognised as one of the most stressful occupations in the UK, with very high levels of stress and mental health-related sickness absence (HSE, 2018). Research demonstrates that child and family social workers work on average than 12 hours per week more than they are contracted to – the highest level amongst any social work job ...
