Complex Care Webinar November 2026: Recognizing Burnout and Strengthening Workforce Well-Being

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Working with children, youth and families who have complex needs can bring significant emotional demands, competing priorities and systemic challenges. This interactive webinar explores burnout, compassion fatigue, moral distress and moral injury, helping participants recognize their impact on themselves and their teams. Through guided reflection and discussion, professionals across roles and systems will explore ways to strengthen workforce well-being through individual support, supervisory practices and healthier workplaces. 

Participants will be able to: 

• Recognize signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, moral distress and moral injury.
• Identify workplace and systemic factors that contribute to burnout. 
• Explore strategies to strengthen well-being at the individual, supervisory and organizational levels.
• Identify one actionable step within their role to support their own well-being and that of their team. 

Presenter

Avni Panchal, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, speaker, therapist, trainer and consultant with over 15 years of experience in the mental health field. Her background includes roles as a social worker, supervisor, and staff development specialist in children and family services. She holds a Master of Social Welfare from UC Berkeley and serves as a lecturer in San Francisco State University's School of Social Work.

Avni works with healthcare systems, social service agencies, schools, mental health organizations and government agencies to strengthen workforce well-being. Her work emphasizes moving beyond individual self-care to address the workplace cultures and systemic pressures that contribute to burnout. Through interactive, reflective training, she supports professionals and leaders in developing practical approaches to caring for themselves, supporting their teams and creating healthier workplaces.