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Guide to developing social workers' emotional resilience
Author: Louise Grant, senior lecturer in social work, University of Bedfordshire and registered social worker BIOG and Dr Gail Kinman, professor, occupational health psychology, University of Bedfordshire BIOG
Publication Date: 04 July 2012
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What is emotional resilience? A mystical quality or “ordinary magic”?
Why is it important for social workers to be resilient?
Resilience – the underlying competencies
What can I do to enhance my resilience?
Conclusion
Further resources
References
Emotional resilience, or the ability to bounce back when life becomes challenging and stressful, seems to have become the new buzz words in caring professions.
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