What you will learn:
- How to identify burnout in ourselves and others – the warning signs you need to look out for.
- New insights from the latest research on how to prevent burnout in your working life.
- Easy, practical evidence-based steps to protect yourself in stressful work situations.
- How to avoid ‘compassion fatigue’.
- The importance of having enough ‘spare capacity’ to be able to help others effectively.
- Evidence-based ‘top tips’ for optimal working practices to maintain your own wellbeing.
- The Cycle of Stress – how to ‘work with it’ for optimal health.
- An understanding of vicarious trauma – and how to avoid it.
- Techniques to calm yourself in client sessions when you are ‘triggered’ by something they bring up.
- Understanding the difference between compassion fatigue and empathy fatigue.
- Reducing your own risk of depression when you’re worried about those you support.
- The joy of creating ‘flow’ in our working life.
- Constructive ways to manage difficult feelings that arise as a result of your work.
- Practical techniques for grounding and ‘letting go’ of clients or someone you’re supporting.
- How to safely explore our own areas of vulnerability.
- Useful tips for ongoing stress management.
- What you need to maintain your own mental health.
- How to re-ground yourself if you’re feeling overwhelmed or derailed by a client or someone else you’re working with.
- Tools you can easily adapt to help your clients / patients.
- An opportunity for you to reflect on your own practice and wellbeing, take some time to step back, learn what works for you and how you can create more ‘spare capacity’.
- Time to relax, try out techniques and refresh your tools to support your wellbeing and build resilience.
- How to utilise what you’ve learnt to create your own realistic wellbeing plan…
15% OFF with discount code YOUTH15 for YouthLink Scotland members.
