the-emotional-resilience-of-a-social-worker 
Save the Social Worker
OCTOBER 9, 2022
This sounds like the most politically incorrect thing you can say as a social worker. How can you not care as a social worker? How can you call yourself a social worker? I can’t be a social worker anymore. 5 months later, on 5 October 2021, I left as a social worker.
Social Worker Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Within our training and development as a social worker we often hear about the resilient families we work with and how they […] I’ve had this article title written down to write for about 6 months now. So, after a particularly emotionally challenging week last week I thought it was about time I finally said this.
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Community Care
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Mandatory CPD or enhancements to the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) are needed to address skills and knowledge gaps left by the disruption to social work education caused by the pandemic. Alternatively, ASYE programmes should be boosted to fill in gaps in learning, it said.
Gary Direnfeld
DECEMBER 2, 2021
The real issue then is resiliency, the capacity to overcome adversity. There we differ.Some folks have remarkable resiliency and some do not. Resiliency can be naturally acquired, as, in the genes. Learning that is enhanced by positive approaches where one feels good about oneself, tend to be more impactful towards resiliency.
Relias
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
While these and many other difficulties are challenging, organizations can respond by creating systems for building organizational resilience. While these and many other difficulties are challenging, organizations can respond by creating systems for building organizational resilience. What is organizational resilience?
Gary Direnfeld
AUGUST 31, 2022
Indeed, the fear of punishment as well as abandonment are powerful forces causing the very young to avoid showing any so-called negative emotion. Therein is strength and capacity and resiliency. With that, come adulthood, those boys, now men will have better capacity to manage emotions, life, their well-being and relationships.
Gary Direnfeld
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Resiliency is the capacity to overcome adversity. When we run to only smooth the child’s path, versus express empathy and offer emotional support, but not compensation, a tremendous disservice may be done. Therein is resiliency. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. What a horrible outcome.
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