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Abstract
Burnout in social work is a long-standing professional issue. Social workers work tirelessly to provide empathetic care to clients and communities. However, stressful work conditions can contribute to burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue. While burnout has been studied extensively within social work practice, new data is emerging about COVID-19's unique impact on burnout among social workers. This review first discusses general factors that contribute to social workers' experiences of burnout, and then explores how issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated burnout for social workers. COVID-19 also provided a learning opportunity for how burnout can be mitigated. The review concludes with a call to action for next steps in both research and policy pertaining to social work and burnout.
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Social Work in Public Health (recently re-titled from the Journal of Health & Social Policy to better reflect its focus) provides a much-needed forum for social workers and those in health and health-related professions. This crucial journal focuses on all aspects of policy and social and health care considerations in policy-related matters, including its development, formulation, implementation, evaluation, review, and revision. By blending conceptual and practical considerations, Social Work in Public Health enables authors from many disciplines to examine health and social policy issues, concerns, and questions.
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