The Mind Body Social Work Forum is for all Human Services Providers who are interested in integrated approaches to practice interventions and seeking a forum to express and learn about self care and burn out prevention.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Time is Now!
It is time to begin taking the time to take care of ourselves. Social Workers are always working to empower others. The time to empower ourselves is NOW! If not now when? I am doing some research right now on the state of health for Social Workers in America, and I must say it does not look too good to date. The lost of a Social Work Colleague and friend to a stress related death encouraged me to take a stand. My work in the area of Self Empowerment for Human Services Providers started in 1976 while attending Atlanta University School of Social Work. It became clear to me that in order to master a set of practice theories and models, as Social Workers do, we must start on a journey to master thyself first. As we all know, graduate school or any school is not an easy task, however, the stress of gaining a higher level of education inspired me to have the desire of self discovery, learning to relax more and gaining a better opportunity for learning. The story is long, however we have a lifetime to share and discuss these types of topics on the Mind Body Social Work Forum Blog. Stay tuned for the introduction and more information on how to practice Mind Body Social Work, and share how you feel about your work in this open forum for discovering new ways of being and practicing. What I call the best profession in the world, Social Work.
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ReplyDeleteToday was great!!! I love how you put self care in perspective for service providers. We attempt daily to assist others and way to often forget to assist ourselves.
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