Presentations

• Leveraging Emotional Intelligence as a Leader to Understand the Impact of Vicarious Trauma and Moral Injury on the Workforce Vicarious trauma and moral injury are two major driving factors of the great resignation within social work and child welfare. As a workforce that supports children and families that have experienced grief, crisis, and trauma, we are also experiencing vicarious trauma and moral injury that can change the way we interpret our own wellbeing and emotional safety. The Child Welfare workforce at times will witness behaviors by our colleagues, leaders, and systems that go against our beliefs and values. Consequently, our feeling of effectiveness in changing the dynamic is impacted. This shift in worldview can change the way that we see the work that we do, affect our personal relationships, and our own mental health as well as that of our colleagues and teams. In this leadership workshop, we will self-reflect on experiences related to vicarious trauma and moral injury, and how this informs our leadership style and presence. Additionally, we will explore how this affects the work that we do with families, and how to prevent and heal from vicarious trauma and moral injury using our individual sphere of influence. Other, Presented, 11/15/2023.
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• The 4 C’s of Workforce Development: Culture, Competency, Capacity, and Community For 70 years, CWLA’s Standards of Excellence (SOEs) have played a unique role in shaping quality child welfare practice. This workshop will highlight strategies aligned with the following two workforce-related principles addressed in two new volumes of SOEs that will be released this summer: the workforce is diverse, well resourced, appropriately compensated, prepared, and responsive; the organizational culture is safe, supportive, trauma-informed, values ongoing learning, and is rooted in equity, inclusion, and belonging. The presenters will provide meaningful action steps agencies can take to incorporate the SOEs into new and existing strategies to support employee wellness, professional development, and community partnerships to promote workforce wellness and positive outcomes for families connected to child welfare agencies. Presentation, Presented, 09/25/2023.
• For 70 years, CWLA’s Standards of Excellence (SOEs) have played a unique role in shaping quality child welfare practice. This workshop will highlight strategies aligned with the following two workforce-related principles addressed in two new volumes of SOEs that will be released this summer: the workforce is diverse, well resourced, appropriately compensated, prepared, and responsive; the organizational culture is safe, supportive, trauma-informed, values ongoing learning, and is rooted in equity, inclusion, and belonging. The presenters will provide meaningful action steps agencies can take to incorporate the SOEs into new and existing strategies to support employee wellness, professional development, and community partnerships to promote workforce wellness and positive outcomes for families connected to child welfare agencies. Presentation, Presented, 04/27/2023.
  https://www.cwla.org/cwla2023/