Social work under pressure : how to overcome stress, fatigue and burnout in the workplace

Van Heugten, Kate

Social work under pressure : how to overcome stress, fatigue and burnout in the workplace text Kate van Heugten - London ; Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011 - 224p. Pbk

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Introduction to concepts and models of workplace stress -- Stress in human services -- Stress in your personal and professional life -- Stress in frontline practice -- The stress of working with trauma -- Working with aggressive or violent service users -- Rudeness, bullying and violence in the workplace -- Being human, making mistakes -- Towards balance in practice.

9781849051163

2011001446


Social service - Psychological aspects
Job stress
Burn out (Psychology)
Social workers - Psychology

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