A randomised trial of Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care with social workers

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ID21628643
AutoresAlan Maddock (0000-0001-5089-1778, University College Dublin, autor correspondente), Karen McGuigan (0000-0002-0607-7936), Pearse McCusker (0000-0003-4026-9568, University of Edinburgh)
Ano2023
Volume42
Fascículo11
Páginas9170-9183
Data de publicação2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCurrent Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12144-023-04410-w
PMID37200547
OpenAlexW4322009441
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas46

The primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of a bespoke and innovative six-week online Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care (MBSWSC) programme on the stress, feelings of burnout, anxiety, depression, and well-being of a sample of social workers. This secondary objective was to examine the effectiveness of MBSWSC at improving a number of potentially important mindfulness-based programme mechanisms of action, including mindfulness, attention regulation (decentering), acceptance, self-compassion, non-attachment, aversion, worry and rumination. A randomised controlled trial with repeated measures (pre-post intervention) was conducted to evaluate the effects of MBSWSC against an active control. The active control was a modified mindfulness-based programme which focussed on supporting increases in mindfulness and self-compassion in social workers with a view to improving the same primary study outcomes. Sixty-two participants were randomly allocated to MBSWSC (n = 33) or the active control (n = 29). When compared to the active control group, the MBSWSC programme was found to be significantly superior at improving stress, emotional exhaustion, anxiety, and depression. MBSWSC was also superior to the active control at improving acceptance, mindfulness, non-attachment, attention regulation (decentering) and worry of the social workers in this study. The results suggest that MBSWSC is a very useful therapeutic programme, which has the capacity to improve a range of important mental health and well-being outcomes for social workers. The results also indicate that the MBSWSC programme has the capacity to improve a range of important mindfulness-based mechanisms of action. Trial registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT05519267 (retrospectively registered)

Mindfulness · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice