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Kisun Nam
Bio: Kisun Nam is an academic researcher from California State University, Sacramento. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social work. The author has co-authored 1 publications.
Topics: Social work
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TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated burnout in intensive care unit nurses and described the relationship between burnout dimensions and sociodemographic and professional variables, finding that high levels of burnout were associated with emotional exhaustion and personal fulfilment.
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TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored urban social workers' experiences working the front lines during COVID-19's first wave and found that the frequency and intensity of these moments were exacerbated by organizational and policy responses, when social workers were expected to work outside their scope of practice, when their skills were overlooked or underutilized, and when their organizational contexts focused on individual distress rather than collective support.
Abstract: This study explores urban social workers’ experiences working the front lines during COVID-19’s first wave. It aims to uncover social workers’ shifts in roles and responsibilities across the health and social service network, to illuminate how these shifts impacted them, and ultimately to derive meaning from these experiences to inform future directions for the profession. Eight social workers from a range of contexts were interviewed. Our analyses revealed that, while all participants described some negatives of front-line pandemic work, the frequency and intensity of these moments were exacerbated by organizational and policy responses. When social workers were expected to work outside of their scope of practice, when their skills were overlooked or underutilized, and when their organizational contexts focused on individual distress rather than collective support, they reported intensified periods of distress. If we hope to retain the health and wellbeing of our workforce and preserve the value of the profession, systemic preventative responses must take priority. Building opportunities for collective on-going peer support and debriefing, leveraging the expertise of social workers to address psychosocial issues, and including the voices of front-line workers in the development of solutions to pandemic-related hardships may help reduce social work distress and improve front-line workers’ responses to social issues.
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TL;DR: In this article , a review of the role of philosophical and spiritual worldviews in the resilience of social work and human services professionals is presented, and the authors recommend that future research investigate whether engaging with the strength found in these worldviews promotes resilience of these professionals.
Abstract: ABSTRACT The objective of this scoping literature review is to investigate: what is known about the connection between philosophical and spiritual worldviews and professional resilience in frontline social work and human services? Resilience is essential to these professionals sustaining practice during difficult times, and philosophical and spiritual worldviews are recognized as providing comfort and helping people function. The review showed that little is known about the role of philosophical and spiritual worldviews in the resilience of these professionals. We recommend that future research investigate whether engaging with the strength found in philosophical and spiritual worldviews promotes the resilience of these professionals.