Join author, instructor and Human Services pioneer Nicki Weld in this one-day workshop exploring and expanding upon on the concept of reflective supervision. By recognizing the impacts of stress, distress, emotional labor and indirect trauma and trauma on child welfare social workers, we will examine the therapeutic (not direct therapy) function of supervision and the application of courage and compassion to support authoritative and compassionate practice. In addition, we’ll explore ways to support holistic well-being.
After attending this training, participants will be able to:
- Define stress, emotional labor, distress, indirect trauma and trauma for workers.
- Define the therapeutic function in supervision.
- Describe ways to surface and process emotional reactions in supervision.
- Describe courage and compassion and ways to demonstrate these.
- Explore ways to support holistic well-being.
About the presenter:
Nicki Weld, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland and the director of CNZN Ltd., New Zealand. Over the past 30 years, Weld, a native of Aotearoa (Maori New Zealand), has worked in a variety of human services and child protection roles, including as a professional leader for social work in general health, a senior social worker, a supervisor, a senior child protection trainer and a national social work advisor within the New Zealand government and non-government sectors. Weld is the author of seven human services books and the primary creator of the internationally applied Three Houses tool.