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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.5.3162

The relationship of Codependency and Mental Health in Social Worker  

Kim, Hye-Sun (Department of Social Welfare, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.5, 2015 , pp. 3162-3171 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was aimed to investigate the relation between codependency and mental health and to get a idea dealing with social worker's codependency for their healthy and professional caring, which is an important factor between social worker and client in social work practice. The subjects of this study consisted of 290 social workers working in social welfare facilities of Gangwon-do. The data were collected through self-reported questionnaires from Jun. to Oct., 2013. Results indicated that codependency showed over 50% of social workers were moderate-severe level and there were the significant correlation between codependency and mental health. Implications of findings of this study were discussed.
Keywords
codependency; mental health; social worker;
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