The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals Paperback - 2016

Erlene Grise-Owens (Ed.D., LCSW, LMFT, MRE) serves as MSW Director and Professor, School of Social Work, Spalding University, Louisville, KY. She has worked in clinical and administrative roles. With almost two decades of experience, she considers social work education her current arena of practice. She has significant contributions in the scholarship of teaching-learning. She is on a mission to positively affect the profession's culture through promoting practitioner wellness/self-care. Favorite self-care strategies include travel, yoga, walking, reading, and practicing rule #6 (i.e., don't take yourself so seriously!).

Justin "Jay" Miller is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. Jay has previously worked as a social worker at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Louisville's Crimes Against Children Unit, and the Ireland Army Hospital at Fort Knox. Jay is dedicated to social issues and community outreach, a passion that he brings to his work as an educator and scholar. His research and academic interests focus on child welfare, particularly outcomes related to foster care and adoption. Jay was a Cohort Two Doris Duke Fellow (Doris Duke Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago) and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Louisville. Jay enjoys physical fitness for self-care. Last but not least, Jay is a proud foster care alum!

Mindy Eaves (CSW, MSW) is the founding Ombudsman for Jefferson County Public Schools, faculty at Spalding University teaching in the Social Work Graduate Program, and a doctoral student at the University of St. Thomas. Mindy is a member of Phi Alpha Honor Society and graduated summa cum laude with an MSW from Spalding University. Her areas of interest include critical race theory; prison pipeline; social policy; intersection of race, class, and gender; and social work education. Mindy is a recipient of the Cabinet for Health & Families Award for Excellence, Social Worker of the Year, and Kentucky Court of Justice KLEO Award. Mindy loves quality time with her family and tranquility of nature for self-care.