Depression in North Carolina social workers: Implications for practice and research

Siebert, Darcy Clay

doi:10.1093/swr/28.1.30

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“…This finding agrees with the results of other studies (Siebert 2004;Kaklamanou et al 2014), indicating that the working position associated with a particular educational level, can exert a protective effect.…”

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“…For instance, it has been investigated in nurses (Chang et al 2010), nursing technicians and nursing assistants (Rios et al 2010), physicians (Levine and Bryant 2000), social workers (Siebert 2004), and intellectual disability support staff (Mutkins et al 2011). In the literature review of Koinis and his colleagues (2014), it is being accented that the working conditions of the health professionals, working hours, disturbed or minimum communication with co-workers and lack of sleep can contribute to the development of psychiatric symptoms and long-term to depression.…”

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“…Compared to this percentage, in some studies have been found lower rates, in some similar or higher, depending on the specialisation of the staff and the evaluation manner of the depressive symptomatology (e.g. Siebert 2004;Yoon and Kim 2013;Chang et al 2010). These differences can be attributed both to the different conditions existing in different socio-cultural environments of the research's implementation and to the research's chosen methodology.…”

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Burnout and Depressive Symptomatology of the Employees in Institutions of Chronic Diseases

Brouskeli

Giakovis

Loumakou

2017

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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Burnout and Depressive Symptomatology of the Employees in Institutions of Chronic Diseases

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Giakovis

Loumakou

2017

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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“…Bride (2007) concludes that social workers engaged in direct clinical practice are likely to be secondarily exposed to traumatic events through their work with traumatized populations, and that a significant minority (15%), likely meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), conclusions that are consistent with an earlier report by the same author (Bride, 2004) and with Siebert's (2004) finding that 19% of social workers in North Carolina meet study criteria for depression. The first step in addressing the mental health consequences of working with traumatized clients is to develop an easily administered valid and reliable screening tool which can identify those most at risk for secondary trauma, other psychological problems, and job burnout.…”

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The Compassion Fatigue Scale: Its Use With Social Workers Following Urban Disaster

Adams

Figley

Boscarino

2007

Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective-The present study has two goals: to assess the difference between secondary trauma and job burnout and to examine the utility of secondary trauma in predicting psychological distress. Method-The data come from a survey of social workers (N = 236) living in New York City 20 months following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC).Results-Social workers' involvement in WTC recovery efforts is related to secondary trauma but not burnout. Analyses also reveal that both secondary trauma and burnout are related to psychological distress after controlling for other risk factors.Conclusion-This study supports the importance of compassion fatigue as a risk factor for social workers counseling traumatized clients and its association with psychological problems. Keywords compassion fatigue; secondary trauma; vicarious trauma; burnout; posttraumatic stress disorder; stress-process model; scale development During the past 20 years, most studies related to psychosocial stressor exposures have tended to focus on individuals seeking social support and coping assistance when dealing with a negative or traumatic life event (Aneshensel, Pearlin, & Schuler, 1993;Pearlin, 1989;Thoits, 1995). Less often has been a concern for those who give social support (e.g., emotional or informational) or coping assistance (e.g., raising self-esteem or self-efficacy) to others. Although studies have shown that providing social support in these situations can be highly stressful (Ohaeri, 2003;Schulz et al., 1997), relatively little research has focused on formal caregivers (e.g., social workers, therapists, child protection workers, paramedics etc.) and their social support efforts on behalf of traumatized clients (Figley, 1995). Yet, social support and coping assistance are the kinds of care these workers provide in clinical and organizational settings.Past researchers have raised concerns about the mental health status of service professionals who work with AIDS patients (Wade, Beckerman, & Stein, 1996), oncology patients (Simon, Pryce, Roff, & Klemmack, 2006), the elderly (Leon, Altholz, & Dziegielewski, 1999), child welfare clients (Bride, Jones, & MacMaster, in press;Bride, Jones, MacMaster, & Shatila, 2003;Conrad & Kellar-Guenther 2006;Daley, 1979;Dane, 2000;Jayaratne, Chess, & Kunkel, 1986;Rycraft, 1994) Peled-Avram, & Ben-Yizhack, 2004), clients who have committed suicide (Ting, Sanders, Jacobson, & Power, 2006), child sexual abuse victims, and social workers working with a variety of clients (Bride, Robinson, Yegidis, & Figley, 2004;Deighton, Gurris & Taue, 2007). Bride (2007) concludes that social workers engaged in direct clinical practice are likely to be secondarily exposed to traumatic events through their work with traumatized populations, and that a significant minority (15%), likely meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), conclusions that are consistent with an earlier report by the same author (Bride, 2004) and with Siebert's (2004) finding that 19% of s...

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“…Various authors (Badger et al, 2008;Cunningham, 2004;Figley, 1995b;Siebert, 2004) have expressed concern about the potential negative effects of a clinician's stressed or distressed condition for clients as well as the clinician, especially when the clinician has lost his or her capacity for empathy because of burnout or compassion fatigue. If empathy is critical to the therapeutic alliance, and empathy without the ability to remain separate from the client increases risk for compassion fatigue, then both the helper and the client are at increased risk for poor outcomes without the right balance of empathic concern and emotional separation.…”

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Intrapsychic Correlates of Professional Quality of Life: Mindfulness, Empathy, and Emotional Separation

Thomas

Otis

2010

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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Research examining stress disorders provides important information about professional and workplace variables with the potential to influence practitioners' risk for compassion fatigue and burnout. However, little attention is given to intrapersonal skills or abilities that might function to reduce risk by increasing resilience and improving work satisfaction, but without jeopardizing practitioners' empathic engagement and effective treatment relationships with clients. This study uses a random sample of licensed clinical social workers (N= 171) to examine relationships of mindfulness, empathy, and emotional separation to several aspects of professional quality of life, including compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction. Data are analyzed using ordinary least squares linear regression. Findings show mindfulness and emotional separation are significantly associated with compassion satisfaction and burnout, and emotional separation is significantly associated with compassion fatigue. These results suggest that increased emphasis on the intentional management of internal emotional states may be as important for clinicians as it is for clients, and that professional training programs should consider how best to teach such skills.

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Depression in North Carolina social workers: Implications for practice and research

Cited by 55 publications

References 9 publications

Burnout and Depressive Symptomatology of the Employees in Institutions of Chronic Diseases

Burnout and Depressive Symptomatology of the Employees in Institutions of Chronic Diseases

The Compassion Fatigue Scale: Its Use With Social Workers Following Urban Disaster

Intrapsychic Correlates of Professional Quality of Life: Mindfulness, Empathy, and Emotional Separation

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