Course Description:
This training is designed to equip social workers with the knowledge, skills, and strategies they need to prevent and manage burnout and stress, enhance their personal resilience, and promote a more supportive and positive work environment. Participants will be able to recognize the signs, symptoms, and contributing factors of burnout and stress. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to build self-awareness, develop effective coping mechanisms, and practice self-care strategies. Lastly, participants will engage in identifying organizational practices that contribute to burnout and stress, developing strategies for advocating for positive change, and promoting staff retention. This training will utilize exercises, small and large group discussion, and visual displays.
Course Link:
www.nmu.edu/ce
Sponsor:
Northern Michigan University
Contact Information:
Megan Nowicki
906-227-2103