Self-Care for Social Workers (Part Two)

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Presenter: Dawn Shedrick, LCSW-R 

NASW Members: FREE | Non-Members: $20

There are no continuing education credit hours associated with this workshop.

Self-Care for Social Workers (Part Two):

Date: May 17, 2018

Presenter: Dawn Shedrick, LCSW-R
NASW Member Fee: Free
Non-Member Fee: $20

Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

There are no continuing education credit hours associated with this workshop.

Social Workers are at a high risk for burnout, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue due to the daily professional pressures that can include: oppressed and/or traumatized client populations, robust caseloads, administrative responsibilities, program management and staff turnover. 

Self-care is an essential social work survival skill and professional development priority. Self-care refers to activities and practices that we can engage in on a regular basis to reduce stress and maintain and enhance our short and long term health and well-being, both personally and professionally. 

In the workshop we will review contemporary research and discuss the dynamics of burnout, secondary stress and compassion fatigue as occupational hazards. We will complete the workshop with an examination of evidence based self-care strategies that enhance well-being, reduce the likelihood of burnout and improve performance in all social work practice settings. 

Learning Objectives:

After the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define burnout
• Define secondary traumatic stress
• Define compassion fatigue
• Recognize signs of burnout
• Recognize secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue
• Identify risks of burnout, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue in staff members and supervisees
• Implement self-care methods to enhance well-being, professional performance and professional satisfaction

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Presenter:

Dawn E. Shedrick, LCSW

FOUNDER AND CEO OF JENTEX TRAINING & CONSULTING 

https://www.jentextraining.com/

Dawn Shedrick, LCSW-R, is the founder and CEO of JenTex Training & Consuting, a professional development company that designs and delivers live and online continuing education workshops to social workers, mental health professionals and human services organizations. 

Dawn is a licensed clinical social worker, trainer, consultant and certified life/business coach with a broad range of experience that includes community organizing, case management, clinical practice, community health education and executive administration. Her expertise lies in clinical practice/mental health, integratice mental health, LGBTQ issues (particularly people of color) and diversity and inclusions. 

In addition to her training and consulting in the health and human services, she has also designed and delivered mental and emotional wellness and LGBTQ inclusion seminars in corporate workplaces in including Travelers Insurance, NY Mets Administration, Office Depot, GlaxoSmithKline, National Grid, Office Depot and Canon USA North American Headquarters. 

Dawn serves on the Board of Directors of the Newrok for Social Work Management and is an instructor in the Columbia University of Social Work and St. Joseph's (NY) Department of Human Services.