Throughout New Brunswick, Social Workers provide essential services to some of the most vulnerable communities. While extending their expertise to the best of their abilities, social workers should ongoingly nurture their personal wellness, as the nature of the social work profession is emotionally demanding.
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“Wellness is a connection of paths: knowledge and action.”
-Joshua Welch
Wellness activities are as essential as the services members provide.
Prioritizing wellness is a key action identified in the five-year Social Work Recruitment Retention Strategy being led by the NBASW. In addition to this collaboration with key stakeholders to prioritize member wellness across the social work profession, the NBASW shares wellness education and resources directly with members to support their wellness journeys.
The 7 Dimensions of Wellness identified in New Brunswick’s Wellness Strategy 2014-2021 include:
- Emotional: understanding ourselves, sharing feelings and coping with the challenges life can bring.
- Mental/Intellectual: being open to new ideas and experiences that can be applied to personal decisions, group interaction and community betterment.
- Physical: taking care of our bodies and getting through our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress.
- Social: relating and connecting with other people.
- Spiritual: living meaningful and purposeful lives, and establishing peace and harmony in our lives.
- Environmental: recognizing our own responsibility for the quality of the air, the water and the land that surround us.
- Occupational: getting personal fulfillment from our jobs or our chosen career fields, working in a healthy environment and maintaining balance in our lives.
NBASW members are encouraged to review the following wellness resources to support their individual wellness.
The NBASW is actively seeking additional French wellness resources to support wellness for all members. To recommend French resources for this page, contact the NBASW.