Just logging in to submit a paper revision to the BJSW and what a lovely surprise to see this paper is one of the most read :-)

Pleased to have this paper published, that highlights stress as a universal risk factor for depression, anxiety and poor well-being in social workers, emotional exhaustion as a risk factor for anxiety, with personal accomplishment being a protective factor bit.ly/3FNvzrh

📚Explore and contribute with new #research and insights on the intersection of #social work and #mindfulness in our Special Issue led by Dr. Alan Maddock
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#SocialWork #TransformativePractices #CommunityImpact

A fascinating insight into mental health and mindfulness for social workers from Dr Alan Maddock #WSWD2024 #swscresearch2024 #mentalhealth

Great to have this paper published, which highlights how MBSWSC improved social work assessments, service user engagement and team working, values oriented social work practice, and the development of key social work skills RCSI School of Population Health RCSI Health Psychology tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Delighted to have this paper published. It highlights the roles that self-compassion, acceptance, mindfulness, decentering, non-attachment, non-aversion, worry, and rumination could play in social worker stress and burnout rdcu.be/dzVcj RCSI Health Psychology RCSI School of Population Health

Delighted to have this paper, which replicated and expanded our results that Mindfulness-Based Social Work and Self-Care reduces stress, emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, anxiety, and depression, and improves well-being published RCSI School of Population Health
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Pleased to have this paper published, that highlights stress as a universal risk factor for depression, anxiety and poor well-being in social workers, emotional exhaustion as a risk factor for anxiety, with personal accomplishment being a protective factor bit.ly/3FNvzrh

📣We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the 11th Annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference that will take place on Wednesday, 24 March 2024.

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Great to have our focus group paper, which explored the effects of the Mindfulness-based Social Work and Self-Care progamme (MBSWSC) on social work practice published #socialwork #retention UCDSocialPolWorkJust IASW Paper is available to view here: rdcu.be/dn0cL

Really enjoyed presenting my research to UCD Humanities Institute on which mechanisms of #Mindfulness can help to improve stress, burnout, well-being, and symptoms of anxiety and depression, when mindfulness is supported by psychoeducation and applied reflective learning UCDSocialPolWorkJust

Busy day in beautiful Bodo! Another really engaged+interesting discussion with colleagues 🅵🅾🆁🆂🅰 2023 on how the CBPM theory might help to improve social worker and student self-care and reflective social work practice through the MBSWSC programme UCDSocialPolWorkJust Northern Ireland Social Care Council IASW

Really enjoyed presenting the results and the discussions of our RCT and focus group studies on the #mindfulness -based #socialwork and #selfcare prog @ the Forsa social work conference in Norway. Stress, burnout and retention key issues internationally UCDSocialPolWorkJust Department of Health

Call for nominations! bit.ly/3GGDasj

Nominate yourself, a colleague, your team, or all 3, for the Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Awards 2023 & give someone the recognition they deserve for their hard work!

Pls share. Dr. Alan Maddock Becky Clark Prof Samuel Stein Prof Naomi Priest PhD Louise Theodosiou 🌈

Our brilliant research partners Exceed are being supported by MrBeast for additional needed funding. Here is a video on the great work that they do. It has been a pleasure to work with them supporting the #mentalhealth of their clients
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Dr. Alan Maddock Lisa Morrison Planning to roll out this very effective programme to support social workers in NI

Webinar registration now open:
'Building an ethical research culture: Scholars of refugee background researching refugee-related issues.'
A great line up of speakers from Canada, Ireland, Scotland and Australia
27th March 3-4.30pm (IST)
All welcome!
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Congratulations to you Alan and your co-authors on this publication. In these pressured times, it's great to have such a well evidenced effective intervention to support social workers. Looking forward to rolling it out further.