Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Introduction -- References and further reading -- Chapter 1 Mindfulness and social work -- This chapter will include -- Defining the impossible: mindfulness -- Take home message -- Historical context -- Take home message -- Features of a mindful mind -- Mindful point of reflection -- Becoming mindful -- The benefits of mindfulness -- The science bit -- Neuroplasticity -- Good to know changes in the brain -- Mindful point of reflection -- A balanced approach, Take-home message -- The mindful social work partnership -- Take-home message -- Takeaways -- References and further reading -- Chapter 2 The mindful social worker: living your best social work life -- This chapter will include -- The elephant in the room: stress -- The dynamics of social work -- Not just getting by -- Leaning into stress -- Signs of stress -- Mindful point of reflection -- Take-home message -- Putting your own oxygen mask on first -- Mindful point of reflection -- Ordinary magic -- The research bit -- Practice examples -- Changing the narrative -- Takeaways, Chapter 4 Developing trusted relationships -- This chapter will include -- Social work as a relationship-based practice -- Leap of faith -- Take-home message -- Competence -- Working with reality not expectation -- Practice example -- Steering a steady ship -- The emotional web -- Practice example -- Trust in self -- Mindful point of reflection -- Integrity -- Self-knowledge -- Putting the mind house in order -- But here's the thing -- Practice example -- Practice example -- Cultural humility -- Mindful point of reflection -- Take-home message -- Benevolence -- Take-home message, and Practice example -- Takeaways -- References and further reading -- Chapter 5 Assessment: the benefits of a mindful approach -- This chapter will include -- Assessment framework -- Bringing the person into view -- Mindful point of reflection -- Practice example -- Meeting the service user in the present -- Practice example -- A key to unlocking partnership -- Noticing the small as well as the big -- Mindful point of reflection -- Practice example -- Weighing the information -- Analysis and judgement -- Revisiting culture -- Further bumps in the road -- Practice example -- Practice example
Summary
This book enables the reader to adopt a mindful social work approach for care of self and the effective support of others within a social work professional framework.
Description based upon print version of record. Take-home message
Bibliography Note
References and further reading -- Chapter 3 Mindful communication -- This chapter will include -- The simple yet complex act of communication -- Let's talk -- Practice example -- Practice example -- Take-home message -- What are you trying to say? -- Mindful point of reflection -- Paralanguage -- Practice example -- The full picture -- Practice example -- Take-home message -- Listening -- Practice example -- Listening well -- Mindful point of reflection -- The difference between hearing and listening -- Take-home message -- Takeaways -- References and further reading
