How You Can Become an Invincible Social Worker

       The Roadmap to Invincibility

               Table of Contents

I. The Miseducation of the Social worker---Page 6

II. Becoming Invincible------------------------ Page 9

III. Understanding Burnout------------------ Page 11

IV. The Right Attitude------------------------ Page 14

V. The Right Strategy----------------------- Page 25

VI. The Right Stewardship------------------ Page 41

VII. The Right Communication ------------ Page 76

VIII. The Right Balance-------------------- Page 115

IX. The Right Allegiance------------------ Page 127

               The Miseducation of the Social worker

Looking back at our undergraduate course work, 99% of our major course work dealt with teaching us how to make society better. Teaching us how to care for other individuals, how to communicate better to them, and to assess their needs. I would also wager your social work does not stop when the workday ends, as friends and family seek you out for counsel, advice, and mediation. 

Throughout your life, you have probably always had a heart for the other person. So then, the Social worker from education and experience has learned to place others in the front and themselves last. Well today is different. This book is all about YOU! Not your clients, friends, or family and what you want to achieve, how you can survive and thrive in the midst of stress, burnout, fear, and difficult people.

 There is nothing wrong with making society and other individuals better. It is in the heart and soul of the social worker to care for everyone. The question is however, who cares for the social worker? Who works to make the social worker a better, happier, and healthier person?

The responsibility of our well-being as social workers is all on us. We must take the steps necessary to maintain a positive attitude, perspective, sense of humor, and good physical and mental health. As much energy