Achieving a Sensible Work-Life Balance as a Social Worker
Social workers help individuals and families when the pressures of life get to be too much for them to manage alone. These pressures may be caused or exacerbated by poverty, poor housing, lack of access to opportunities or amenities, abuse, addiction, or any number of other factors. However, social workers are human too, and can also find themselves in difficulties when they don’t take the time to attend properly to their personal life and their own mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
Looking after yourself
The nature of social work means that it’s very hard not to take the job home with you. Although all social workers know that they need to set clear boundaries between themselves and their clients, often they can’t help but have an emotional response to the circumstances they’re...