Findings of worldwide research confirm that social workers are at increased risk for compassion fatigue and burnout. In the context of recent globalization and geopolitical challenges, the importance of social work has rapidly increased, but social workers are also under unprecedented pressure. Given the immense changes in global society as well as national conditions and local community and individual needs, there is an increasing need to improve social work education and adapt it to the changing demands of social work practices. This chapter focuses on the current state and reasoning of the importance of self-care in social work education, based on current scientific knowledge and the authors’ previously published works. Undoubtedly, self-care is vital to social workers’ wellbeing and can be integral to preventing burnout, secondary trauma, and professional stress, and the same applies to academics, both for students and for teachers. As part of the chapter, the author’s Model of Self-care in Social Work (Model SCSW) is also presented, including its theoretical and empirical foundations, the sequence of its subsequent phases, and possibilities for its application in social work academia. To achieve and maintain a highly professional and efficient level of social work practice which meets demanding and changing societal requirements, it is essential to include self-care into social work education as a part of the undergraduate curriculum, as well as an inevitable part of care for social work academics and students.