Self-compassion in social work education at times of COVID19

ABSTRACT

Self-compassion practice is of great importance for both social work students and those employed in social work roles especially given the ongoing shared trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ensuing study explores how student participants at a northeastern university practiced self-compassion during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and how the pandemic affected their views of self-compassion. This study concludes with a call for additional attention in social work curricula for student self-compassion practice for both the time of shared trauma and beyond to set and build upon a foundation for wellness in future practice.

KEYWORDS:

• Self-compassion
• practice
• social work students
• social work curriculum
• shared trauma
• Covid-19 pandemic

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).