You’re a social worker who wants to build resilience. How can you develop a growth mindset?

A growth mindset, or alloplastic mind, allows attending to failures, mistakes and crisis.Unlike a fixed mindset, known as autoplastic mind, which is rigid and does not allow for growth. A Singapore folklore talks of swordfishes that attacks fisherman.Many fishermen were killed.The King asks for counsel, and a young boy ask the king to chop down palm trees and anchor the palm trees in low tide.When the swordfishes came, they were stuck to the palm trees, and were killed. Another story tells of a mobile crane that was stuck under a bridge.Amidst the policemen and firefighters, a young boy will his father ask a nearby policemen why did they release the air from the tires. As we face issues and challenges, may we be flexible and resilient.

A growth mindset is a belief or attitude that individuals can develop their abilities and intelligence through dedication, effort, and perseverance. It's based on the idea that talents and intelligence are not fixed traits but can be cultivated and improved over time.

To cultivate a growth mindset, embrace challenges as opportunities, engage in continuous learning through professional development, reflect on successes and setbacks for lessons, and seek feedback for improvement. This proactive approach fuels resilience and personal growth. ???? #GrowthMindset #ResilienceBuilding #ContinuousImprovement

Developing a growth mindset involves embracing challenges as opportunities for learning, persisting in the face of setbacks, and welcoming criticism as a chance for improvement. It entails celebrating effort and progress, prioritizing learning, and cultivating resilience by reframing setbacks as growth opportunities. Surrounding oneself with growth-minded individuals and focusing on continuous self-improvement are also key. By adopting these attitudes and practices, individuals can foster resilience, embrace learning, and cultivate a mindset that promotes personal and professional development.

Cultivate a Learning Mindset: Continuously seek out new knowledge, skills, and perspectives to enhance professional growth. Stay curious and open-minded, actively seeking feedback and constructive criticism to identify areas for improvement. By embracing a mindset of continuous learning and self-improvement, social workers can build resilience and confidence in their abilities to overcome obstacles and navigate complex situations. Practice Self-Reflection: Regularly reflect on experiences, both successes and failures, to gain insights into personal strengths, weaknesses, and growth opportunities. Set aside time for introspection to evaluate past actions, identify areas for development, and set realistic goals for improvement.

A growth mindset allows resilience to be more realistic and achievable! Some incorrectly defined resilience as the longstanding ability to withstand mistreatment, neglect, disrespect or other adverse experiences. This is simply NOT TRUE?? STOP encouraging social workers to accept abuse as a norm. This creates mistrust, resentment, and a lack of faith in our profession. So encourage a growth mindset instead. A person with this trait will organically develop resilience because they view problems as opportunities for growth or better understanding. True resilience is the ability for a person to challenge a system or thought, adapt to fulfill needs of themselves and others, maintain wellness through self-care, and GROW despite adversity.

You can develop a growth mindset with active practice in changing how we talk to ourselves. "I made a mistake" to "I make mistakes and it is helping me learn" "I am not enough" to "I am doing the best I can" Another way to help with growth mindset is setting realistic goals and getting clear on what you want from employment. If you want to be in leadership one day: What skills do you need to develop now to get there? Ask you employer of options to obtain those skills. If you want to help a specific population: What specializations would help you be better equipped? Can you take CEU's to obtain this? The more you expose yourself to new skills, cultures, and communities, the more confidence you will have, the stronger your mindset!

Take the chance to learn lessons in everything you do and everything you experience. Use the lessons you have learned to do the most good.

A?adiría que una buena practica para desarrollar una mentalidad de crecimiento es participar conscientemente de debates, aquí tenemos la oportunidad de reforzar nuestra confianza, seguridad y autoestima, puede ser un desafío ya que estamos afrontando las diferentes opiniones de cada persona, pero al final aprendemos de cada experiencia, y podemos construir buenas ideas juntos.

You can develop the growth of your mind if you are open to learn new things. One failed at a certain position doing the same mistake won't him grow. But on the other hand another person failed at a certain position he intent to correct his mistake and was happy to learn. Who is the grown one?

One thing i find helpful is providing reassurance. During my student placement, a lot of the time, just listening... active listening... providing a client your undivided attention was very meaningful for them. Often, they just want someoone to listen to them and acknowledge their feelings. Normalising those feelings. Telling them thst it is okay to feel this way, and things will get better the more they engage with the services.... This level of providing reassurance helped a lot for my clients...

All of this is important but so is acknowledging the very real barriers that clients face. You can't growth mindset your way out of oppression or depression. That is not to say that clients with such challenges should not be taught about how to develop a growth mindset but it's important to acknowledge that it's difficult to do so when you are experiencing a condition characterized by feelings of hopelessness or your efforts at work are going unrewarded because of racism in the workplace. I think acknowledging these factors helps to build rapport and set goals that are truly realistic.

Sustaining a growth mindset relies on three characteristics; care, curiosity and change. I jokingly call this my C^3 method. You must first care about the community, problem, or circumstance. Caring for something requires empathetic investment, and THAT will set the stage for the next characteristic. Curiosity is non-judgmental investment that desires a genuine understanding. A curious SW will ponder the why, what, when, where, and why’s. Combined with care, a curious social worker will move to enact action through CHANGE. Which is what we’re known for in this profession. Growth and change are close cousins, because you can’t have one without the other! Long story short, a SW committed to C^3, is also one with a growth mindset.

A growth mindset in social work, in my opinion, is important to maintain relevancy in the field. To be able to continue to learn and adapt creates an environment where a social worker remains fluid and does not stay static and become stagnant in the field. Being open to growing in experience and growing in knowledge is excellent for a social worker to be better able to provide for and assist the clients in a variety of ways. The growth mindset is a great way you can improve both as a professional and improve in the ability to be effective. This is beneficial to the social worker and the chosen clientele. Understanding and keeping a growth mindset is one way to be relevant and remain a crucial factor in the social work field.

Vale lembrar que o trabalho social pode ser motivante e por vezes emocionalmente desgastante. Reconhecer seus próprios sentimentos, limites e necessidades básicas tanto material quanto humana é essencial. Praticar Autocuidado dentre muitos outros benefícios consta o aumento da disposi??o e consequentemente da produtividade. Outro ponto a considerar é a atividade física por ser um dos pilares para uma boa saúde mental e emocional, pois gera indispensável resposta fisiológica para o organismo. Como também a utiliza??o de técnicas de relaxamento e recursos terapêuticos tais como medita??o, arte terapia, aromaterapia e acupuntura auxiliam no processo para se tornar resiliente e por conseguinte sustentar a mentalidade de crescimento.