Kia tutuki ai ngā whainga me ngā tumanako kia mau tonu i ngā mahi
Through working together our goals and objectives will be achieved
Kia tutuki ai ngā whainga me ngā tumanako kia mau tonu i ngā mahi
Through working together our goals and objectives will be achieved
As the second highest profession for burnout in New Zealand, we need to look at professional self-care as a necessity and a priority. Join us for the second webinar in our social worker wellbeing series where Amy Colonna shares insights from her wide-ranging professional experience of working with grief and trauma and sets out effective strategies to preserve wellbeing.
Given that many social work clients experience some form of trauma, Amy will look at ways to identify this, as well as exploring why our profession is so trauma-adverse. You will be resourced with:
• Understanding why trauma is usually present
• specific effective practice tools to work confidently with trauma
• ways to identify your own stress responses
• strategies to minimise risk and manage workload without overwhelm and fear
• approaches in difficult conversations with colleagues and managers
• deeper understanding of the importance of professional boundaries and self-care as a workplace expectation, not an optional extra
Amy has worked in various areas of practice, from high complex needs, MDT, psychological conditions, children and families, grief, suicide ideation and bereavement, through to family violence, mental health and addiction. Trauma was present for the majority of people with whom she’s worked and she’s learnt to work confidently with trauma as a main aspect of intervention. By upskilling significantly around grief and trauma, she believes social workers can work more effectively, mindful of the impact that vicarious trauma can have on our overall mental health and wellbeing.
Cost
Free to ANZASW members
$25 to non-members