Adverse Childhood Experiences Among MSW Students

Alarming rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, and turnover in the social work profession have focused attention on factors influencing risk and resilience among professional social workers and, more recently, social work students. This article explores the prevalence and relevance of early trauma a...

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Published in:Journal of teaching in social work 2016-05, Vol.36 (3), p.235-255
Main Author: Thomas, Jacky T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adverse childhood experiences
burnout
childhood adversity
compassion fatigue
Correlation
Early Experience
Graduate Students
Incidence
Masters Programs
Professional Education
professional stress
resilience
Social Work
Statistical Analysis
Trauma
United States (Southwest)
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Summary:Alarming rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, and turnover in the social work profession have focused attention on factors influencing risk and resilience among professional social workers and, more recently, social work students. This article explores the prevalence and relevance of early trauma among social work students and describes a cross-sectional, exploratory study aimed at determining frequency of adverse childhood experiences among Master of Social Work (MSW) students. Results reveal rates of adverse childhood experiences are much higher than those found in general population samples, university students, and child welfare employees. Implications for social work education are discussed.
ISSN:0884-1233
1540-7349
DOI:10.1080/08841233.2016.1182609