The human services workforce is encountering many challenges related to recruitment, retention, and staff morale. A major factor contributing to these challenges is compassion fatigue – an unintended consequence of working in helping professions. External life factors can easily exacerbate commitment to day-to-day responsibilities, resulting in missed opportunities for support, and a lack of empathy for others.
Daily stressors can also impact on individual mental and physical health overall. When these variables are coupled with challenging or high-stress work environments, it can be easy for anyone to become increasingly overwhelmed. This may be seen in work performance, decision-making, and with peer-to-peer relationships.
Effective leadership practices, supervision skills, and support strategies can help prevent burnout and reduce staff turnover. Using CWLA’s 4 A’s framework, this training will focus on:
- Increase Awareness of the many challenges and contributing factors that can create/ exacerbate compassion fatigue in the workplace
- Acknowledge the complexity of these issues and the role supervisors can play in supporting self-evaluation and professional growth
- Identify Actions supervisors and individual staff can take to create a positive work environment and promote psychological safety
- Discuss shared Accountability to empower and support staff with a proactive approach to reducing compassion fatigue and identifying measurable progress
Trainer: Marcus Stallworth, LMSW, CWLA Director, Training and Implementation.
Training Registration Fee: CWLA Organizational Members $100 per person; CWLA Individual Members $125 per person; Non-Members $150 per person
Training CEUs: CWLA Members $25 per person; Non-Members $35 per person
Three (3) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for the training session, provided through NASW – Washington State Chapter for Licensed Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors. Participants must submit session evaluations and quizzes to receive CEUs.
Training Location: The training will be virtual using the Zoom platform. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants a few days prior to the training. Please be sure to check your Junk/ Spam folder.
For assistance with registration, contact memberservices@cwla.org.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Space is limited and available on a first come/first served basis. Requests for refunds must be received in writing no later than one week prior to the event. A $25 service charge will be assessed on all canceled registrations. Early registration is encouraged, as space is limited. CWLA reserves the right to cancel training in the event of insufficient registration.