A qualitative investigation of social service workers' experiences with compassion training in the workplace.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to qualitatively explore the experiences of professionals in social services who completed a compassion training intervention in their workplace. The focus was on understanding how contextual factors influence the implementation of such an intervention. Additionally, the study sought to investigate how the professionals perceive and apply compassion and compassion-related skills after completing the training, with the aim of gaining insights into how they incorporate the competencies from the program into their daily lives both at the micro (personal experience) and macro (implementational barriers) level.

Methods

Seven participants (four pedagogical staff workers and three social workers) from a municipal institution in Denmark, who had completed

SUBMITTER: Borgen AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910161 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature