Maslach Burnout Inventory Manual

Editor – I am moved by Professor Allan's elegy to bygone NHS virtues of ‘calm caring and gentle pace of clinical life… and all the time in the world to deliver compassionate care' ( Clin Med October 2009 p 407). One's immediate instinct would be to say ‘Ah, but times have changed' – only

Quality of care.

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented threat to global mental health. Children and adolescents may be more susceptible to mental health impacts related to their vulnerable developmental stage, fear of infection, home confinement, suspension of regular school and extracurricular activities, physical distancing mandates, and larger scale threats such as global financial recessions and associated impacts. Our objective was to review existing evidence of the COVID-19 pandemic's global impact on the mental health of children and adolescents 3,000 chart reviews. A high prevalence of COVID-19-related fear was noted among children and adolescents, as well as more depressive and anxious symptoms compared with prepandemic estimates. Older adolescents, girls, and children and adolescents living with neurodiversities and/or chronic physical conditions were more likely to experience negative mental health outcomes. Many studies reported mental health deterioration among children and adolescents due to COVID-19 pandemic control measures. Physical exercise, access to entertainment, positive familial relationships, and social support were associated with better mental health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights the urgent need for practitioners and policymakers to attend to and collaborate with children and adolescents, especially those in higher risk subgroups, to mitigate short- and long-term pandemic-associated mental health effects.

Review: Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth - a systematic review.

The primary aim of this paper is to explicate the mechanisms through which incarceration affects health. Guided by theories that emphasize the compounding nature of inequality and with a focus on those that are disproportionately impacted by the drastic increase of incarceration over the last three decades, an exploration of these mechanisms is undertaken. This investigation provides a better understanding of the issues that are faced by incarcerated individuals in the incarceration environment, after release, and via macro-level policy. Finally, a hypothetical heuristic framework is presented that illustrates the ways in which incarceration affects individual, family and community level health. Implications for policy intervention programs and future research that serve to address diminished health among incarcerated populations are discussed.

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Incarceration as a catalyst for worsening health

Purpose:This article presents a scoping review that synthesized empirical studies on simulation in social work (SW) education. The review maps the research examining characteristics of simulation s...

Simulation in Social Work Education: A Scoping Review:

Social work students typically use role play with student colleagues to practice clinical intervention skills. Practice with simulated clients (SCs) rather than classmates changes the dynamics of the role play and may improve learning. This is the first known study to employ the SC model in substance use assessment in social work education. Social work students completed a questionnaire assessing attitudes, knowledge, and perceived skills (AKS) regarding substance misuse prior to completing an online screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment training, and then following role plays with SCs. Paired t-tests indicate increased confidence in substance use assessment and intervention ability, and stronger feelings that routine screening is critical to practice. Incorporating SCs with didactic learning increases students’ self-perceived ability to assess and change client behaviors and reduce substance misuse.

Simulating Real Life: Enhancing Social Work Education on Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention

This review focuses on parental decision making regarding the care and treatment of children with cancer Articles were abstracted from the following sources: Ovid Databases (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Review of Effects, Medline, and Social Work Abstracts) and EBSCOhost (Academic Search Premier and Academic Search Complete) using smart text The criteria for the search were publications between 2005 and 2012 and publication in peer-review journals The descriptors used were parents of children with cancer, decision making, decisions about childhood cancer, and parents The search yielded 59 references, but after duplicates, as well as dated and irrelevant articles were removed, 17 articles were identified that focused specifically on the decisions parents make regarding the care and treatment of children with cancer Coders agreed that the child's quality of life/well-being, parental hope/expectations, support/supportive care, communication, and information were important themes in considering the decisions parents made regarding the care and treatment of children with cancer These themes provide insight into the needs of parents in making decisions about the care and treatment of children with cancer

Perspectives of parents on making decisions about the care and treatment of a child with cancer: a review of literature.

Although social workers regularly encounter clients with substance use problems, social work education rarely addresses addictions with any depth. This pilot study explored the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) with 74 social work students. Students completed SBIRT training with pre- and post-questionnaires that assessed attitudes, knowledge, and skills concerning substance misuse. Statistically significant differences were demonstrated with students reporting more confidence in their ability to successfully assess for alcohol misuse and subsequently intervene.

Utilizing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: teaching assessment of substance abuse.

Although burnout is a known risk for practitioners, some social work students may experience burnout in the classroom as a result of role conflict from balancing academics with employment. ...

Kalea Benner

Papers

Simulating Real Life: Enhancing Social Work Education on Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention

Perspectives of parents on making decisions about the care and treatment of a child with cancer: a review of literature.

Utilizing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: teaching assessment of substance abuse.

Exhausted, Stressed, and Disengaged: Does Employment Create Burnout for Social Work Students?

Conceptualizing effective foster parent mentor programs: A participatory planning process