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Compassion Fatigue

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THANK YOU !

  • Missing COA...
  • Are you having a good time?
  • Anxiety from being away?
  • You're the bosses.
  • Better service
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GETTING PREPPED TO COME HERE

  • Bio and topic...
  • Topic not as hard
  • Bio. Ugh. Want an agent
  • Asked my supporters (slides)
  • Finally gave it to one of my colleagues.
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  • Justification for why I'm here
  • None of these bios actually describe me... assumptions
  • Do we do this in our service life? Kid labels
  • Choices don't give a good picture, but potentially limits opportunities
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  • Begs the question Who am I?
  • My choices of what to share (my bio)
  • If I were to challenge you
  • Write your bio?
  • What would your family say?
  • Can you describe your job to others?
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  • (Social worker slide)
  • Important to understand self concept related to our field
  • Dog walker
  • Dentist never gets the case load, outside consult
  • In this room same titles- defined differently child welfare worker, social workers, clinical social workers, etc....
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  • Fields cover mental health, addiction, children and families, trauma and interpersonal violence, healthcare and aging....often need to know all to be 'good'
  • Makes this job hard, blurry, stressful, and hard...
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  • All of the systems are complicated and a mess
  • Systems for people are messy
  • Choices between emotions or policies, wants and needs, and heart actions and best practices
  • Sometimes we choose wrong, but mostly we choose right
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  • Integrity, thorough info we have, dose of common sense amazing solutions for unimaginable situations.
  • Why?
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  • Ben's story as my start
  • Top 3 reasons for social work
  • Social justice
  • Save or support a certain group
  • System experience that impacted them
  • No one does it for the money!
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  • This is heart work
  • Why aren't we making more money doing something easier?
  • We all want to make a difference.
  • Small rewards keep us going
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  • What does it take to be good at this?
  • (Slide)
  • Long list!
  • Anyone cringing?
  • I get busy with to do, and sometimes neglect the how to do this for the best outcome
  • Cost of caring...compassion fatigue
  • What do we see in people with CF?
  • Quiz
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  • Health concerns
  • Communication
  • Zero tolerance
  • Stuck, negative nancy
  • Know anyone? Maybe it's you
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  • What to do?
  • Pay attention to ourselves and others.
  • Easier to see it in others
  • So so hard to focus on ourselves
  • Co workers or supervisors can be our greatest allies
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  • Boundaries
  • Prioritizing ourselves
  • HOW to ask for help. Not just who
  • Balcony friends
  • All good, need more concrete, something I can schedule or put on a list
  • Exercise, unplug, food, sleep, extra curicular activities, socialize outside of the field, cultivate interests. Challenge yourself to have a hobby
  • Sounds like middle school
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  • While here, invest in relationships.
  • Think ab how to invest in those with your staff
  • Social currency is important
  • Thank you for your work
  • Adoptive mom of 15, my life never would be if not for workers...
  • Santos (slide)
  • Lanissa (slide)
  • Alan (slide)
  • Kody (slide)
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  • Future is up to you
  • Be grateful
  • Be present
  • Be connected

Heather Saak

www.heathersaak.com