BRWN-010224 - Leveraging Supervision to Avoid Burnout and Model Self-Care
Preferred registration deadline: January 16th
3 CEs
In recent years, the social work community has become increasingly aware of the risks of burnout and the importance of self-care. As social work supervisors, we must not only care for ourselves but also model and support our staff in learning sustainable practices. This interactive workshop provides professionals who supervise staff with practical tools to recognize and combat burnout both for themselves and the teams they support. Through a combination of current research, reflective exercises, and peer discussion, participants will discover commonly overlooked warning signs and evidence-based strategies for addressing both the symptoms and root causes of burnout. This workshop moves past traditional "self-care" by analyzing deep-rooted systemic and organizational factors affecting supervisors while building a community of practice among fellow supervisors. Participants will walk away with concrete tools, actionable strategies, and a personalized action plan to sustain themselves and their teams.
This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom.
General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.
Class size is limited to 45.
Course Outline
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audiences: Social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other mental health providers who supervise staff.
Agenda:
- Introduction, Objectives, and Overview of the Day - 10 mins
- Building a Community of Practice - 15 mins
- What is Burnout? Individual, Systematic, and Societal factors - 30 mins
- Why Should We Care? Connection to NASW code of ethics; Our duty as supervisors; Current research - 30 mins
- Personal Factors Deep Dive - 35 mins
- Organizational Factors Deep Dive - 30 mins
- Action Planning - 30 mins
Learner Outcomes
- Define burnout and explain its impact on social workers and other helping professionals.
- Identify early warning signs of burnout and compassion fatigue in themselves and the staff they supervise, including commonly overlooked indicators.
- Foster connections with fellow supervisors to build systems of peer support and shared learning.
- Apply evidence-informed strategies to prevent and address burnout at both the personal and organizational levels.
- Develop a practical action plan to support ongoing burnout prevention efforts within their teams.
Course Completion Requirements:
The Brown School is an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois. To earn credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. You may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs if you miss part of the training. CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown. You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available.
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