Sarah Rose
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Dr Sarah Rose

Lecturer

 0131 455 4685

  S.Rose@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Sarah is a qualified social worker with a background in local authority adult services. After completing a qualification in practice learning in 2012, she became a practice educator responsible for supervising and assessing social work students on practice.

In 2022, Sarah completed a PhD at the University of Edinburgh on the topic of resilience for social workers. She continues to work alongside colleagues at the University on a research project to design and implement a self-care curriculum for social work students.

After a fixed term post as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, Sarah took up the post of Lecturer at Â鶹ÉçÇø in 2022. She is module leader for various modules on the Master of Social Work as well as programme leader for the Graduate Certificate in Practice Learning.

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Social workers’ views and experiences of self-care practices: a qualitative interview study

Journal Article
Jian, M., Mccusker, P., Mitchell, M., Roesch-Marsh, A., Rose, S., & Petrova, L. (2025)
Social workers’ views and experiences of self-care practices: a qualitative interview study. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, Article 1585900. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1585900
Self-care is increasingly advocated as necessary for improving social workers’ wellbeing. However, it remains a contested term, with limited understanding of social workers’ v...

Self-care in social work: An imperative or beyond reach?

Journal Article
Rose, S., McCusker, P., Mitchell, M., Roesch-Marsh, A., Jian, M., & Petrova, L. (online)
Self-care in social work: An imperative or beyond reach?. British Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae204
In recent years, the self-care of social workers has become a focus for research and practice in recognition of the demands of the social work role. As part of a research proj...

Surviving or thriving? Enhancing the emotional resilience of social workers in their organisational settings

Journal Article
Rose, S., & Palattiyil, G. (2020)
Surviving or thriving? Enhancing the emotional resilience of social workers in their organisational settings. Journal of Social Work, 20(1), 23-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017318793614
Summary: High rates of absence due to stress, and issues with recruitment and retention of staff suggest that social work is a challenging profession. Despite this, many socia...