Staff Self-Care and Wellbeing
Understanding the processes of burnout, vicarious trauma and building staff resilience.
About this course
This course will highlight the benefits but also the challenges of working in the care and support professions. It will explore the signs and symptoms of burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma which can lead to staff sickness, staff turnover and ineffectual or dangerous practice. After recognising the risk factors in busy and challenging work environments, the course will go on to explore how to build resilience and enhance wellbeing and workplace satisfaction.
Who it's for
This course is not only recommended for individuals, but also managers and the wider organisation.
Your instructors
Dr Emma Williamson
Founder and CEO, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Passionately working across organisational boundaries to develop new approaches to address health inequalities, Dr Williamson has a national reputation as leader in the development and delivery of services to address the needs of people with complex needs and people experiencing multiple disadvantage.
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Emma is also the CEO of aneemo, works in private practice, teaches on the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and is a published author, regularly talking at conferences, in national media, TV documentaries and news programmes.
Dr Rachel Brown
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Rachel Brown is a psychologist who works across the social change ecosystem and specialises in systems change, community development and trauma informed practice. Rachel is a trained Clinical Psychologist who works to integrate community and eco psychology into her evolving practice.
The fact that it encouraged me to consider and reflect more on my self-care at work and the suggestions and exercises available to develop this.
Course learner, feedback survey
Questions
When does the course start and finish?
Whenever you like. It's fully self-paced: start when you enrol, finish in one sitting or over several weeks.
How long do I have access?
For as long as you need it. You get lifetime access, for as long as the course is published on our platform, on any device you own.
Can my organisation buy places for a whole team?
Yes. Use "Get a team price" to see bulk and annual licence prices straight away, or ask us and we'll come back with bulk and annual licence options, invoicing, and completion reporting for your managers.