Training Overview
The human services sector is grappling with a significant crisis characterized by workforce burnout and high turnover rates, undermining the quality of services to vulnerable children and families. This situation not only exacerbates caseloads for remaining staff but also negatively impacts morale, inflates recruitment and training costs, and threatens organizational reputation. Contributing factors include low salaries, overwhelming workloads, repeated exposure to trauma, and extensive documentation requirements, creating a cycle of attrition that burdens supervisors and managers alike.
This 2-hour intermediate training session for supervisors, managers, and administrators will offer actionable strategies to address the root causes of burnout and turnover. We will introduce the principles of trauma-informed supervision and cultural humility, offering strategies to foster a work environment that prioritizes safety, warmth, wellness and professional growth.
Key elements of a supportive learning environment, including conducting training needs assessments and understanding levels of learning will be shared. You will gain effective techniques aimed at building critical skills and competencies within your team. Attendees will discover that making small adjustments in supervisory practices can lead to significant improvements in team members’ professional development, workplace culture, and staff retention.
Learning Objectives
- Integrate at least three strategies of trauma-informed supervision with their team.
- Utilize at least three strategies of cultural humility in supervision
- Integreate primary concepts of the four learning styles into their supervision
- Dinstinguish which supervisory strategies are needed to help their staff achieve each level of learning.
- Develop a supportive learning environment action plan for their team.
Register Through IHS
This training course if free but $10 to receive continuing education credits.