Understanding Secondary Trauma and Burnout Prevention in Social Work

to 12:30pm
About this event

Social Work in Child Protection: Professional Practice Programme

Prepare to be inspired with highly practical, research-based training that will equip you with ideas to implement in your social work practice.

Following each session, participants will be provided with a summary information booklet and resources to assist application of learning from the topic. Social workers frequently face the emotional toll of child protection work, often leading to secondary trauma and burnout. This session offers an in-depth exploration of self-care strategies, time management, and emotional resilience tools for social workers. Rich Devine will share practical tools and tips for managing a complex caseload without compromising your well-being. Learning Outcomes: • Understand the impact of secondary trauma and burnout on social workers. • Introduce key concepts, such as spiritual pain, moral risk and ethical dilemmas. • Learn practical time management techniques tailored for unpredictable workloads. • Explore emotional resilience-building techniques that help manage the stresses of child protection. • Develop a personalized self-care action plan to ensure long-term sustainability in social work. • Learn how to manage competing demands and prioritize well-being without compromising the quality of work.

The Trainer

Rich Devine is a Consultant Social Worker, with over 14 years’ experience working with children and families in a child protection context.

He holds a Masters in Attachment Studies from Roehampton University, London (2018) and is trained in several attachment procedures. He is a Visiting Researcher at Cambridge University. A writer of one of the UK’s most popular social work blogs, exploring topics such as direct work with children, assessment and relationship-based practice. He co-hosts the Relational Activism in Social Work Podcast with Tim Fisher.

Rich is the author of ‘Messy Social Work: Lessons from the Frontline’, a book published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, aimed at helping frontline practitioners with the nuts and bolts of their job.

View the full programme here - https://basw.co.uk/social-work-child-protection-professional-practice-p…. You can pick and choose topics as desired, no need to attend all.