In this video I introduce 3 insights from the works of Marcus Aurelius to illustrate how social workers can deal with hostility in their work and lives. LINK TO BOOK: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius translated by Gregory Hays https://amzn.to/3H1l9Fk LINKS TO RESEARCH ARTICLES Ferguson, H, Disney, T, Warwick, L, Leigh, J, Cooner, TS & Beddoe, L 2020, 'Hostile relationships in social work practice: anxiety, hate and conflict in long-term work with involuntary service users', Journal of Social Work Practice: Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Health, Welfare and the Community, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2020.1834371 Click here to get free access to our journal articles related to our research project: https://swcpp.weebly.com/journal-publications.html TIMECODES: 0:00 – Introduction 0:32 – The research background 1:08 – Why draw on the wisdoms of Marcus Aurelius? 1:39 – Who is Marcus Aurelius? 2:01 – Insight 1 2:46 – Insight 2 3:17 – Insight 3 3:56 – Summary 4:04 – Overview of 3 insights USING THIS VIDEO FOR TEACHING OR TRAINING: Use the videos below to learn how you can add this video into a teaching or training approach. How to use short videos to enhance student learning: https://youtu.be/NZnx_HJ5obU How to embed a short YouTube video into a webpage: https://youtu.be/CgAf35xpTWY WHO AM I: I’m Tarsem, I am an Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham in the UK. I’m also a social researcher, academic, digital creator and love exploring the tools that can lead to happiness, productivity and engaging learning experiences. Please share the existence of this channel http://www.youtube.com/@tscooner My email address is: t.s.cooner@bham.ac.uk STOCK FOOTAGE Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from videvo.net