Abstract
This Banded Dissertation explores the Quiet Ego as it relates to the training of new and aspiring social work practitioners. The first scholarly work is a conceptual review of the Quiet Ego theory, and its usefulness in training clinical social workers to reduce burnout. The second scholarly work is a systematic review of the strengths associated with the application of the Quiet Ego theory in the social work curriculum. Findings show that the Quiet Ego applied can help build more traits of resiliency with short interventions, and it can be applied beginning in the classroom. It is imperative to help new social workers deal with stress while on the job, and could potentially reduce burnout and turnover in the field. The third scholarly work is a conference presentation that focused on the Quiet Ego and how it could be applied in the classroom and with new social workers beginning their careers. The Quiet Ego has potential to be applied in existing social work curriculum to increase traits associated with resiliency.