A) At our meeting on Friday Kappy, Kady, Steph, Mariah, Daniel, Danielle, and Gina were all present.
B) During our group meeting we discussed who our target population is, whether the issues we are addressing is a problem or a condition, and what specifically that issues is. We discovered the target population by stating the issue at hand, which was social worker burn out and the possible affects of social work clientele. We discussed narrowing the population down to MSW Students who are working in the field or in practicums. It was decided that the issue at hand is considered to be a condition because it is a phenomenon that hasn’t been labeled by the community as a problem however it is distressing to a sum of people.
C) Pending right now is speaking with people to receive permission to have an arena where we can gather together and invite MSW students to participate mindfulness and yoga and deliver information on self-care.
D) Group members are responsible for coming up with research that supports what we believe to be the condition. Group members are also responsible for putting together an informative pamphlets on social worker burn out prevention, self-care, and mindful exercises to give to MSW students who are interested.
Author: Stephanie Chamberlain
I'm glad that you have narrowed your topic and target population. I would again ask that you focus more on information gathering and "assessment" BEFORE you decide on an intervention. It sounds like you're interested in MSW students. I encourage you to decide how you will assess if MSW students are in fact experiencing burnout. You could survey, conduct interviews, or facilitate a focus group or community meeting. This "assessment" will be an assignment for spring semester, so you have time to think about how you will assess social worker burnout. Additionally, I encourage you to investigate the academic literature around the prevalence of burnout and its consequences. I hope this is helpful.
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