Tag: burnout
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Preventing Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Social Work
Read more: Preventing Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Social WorkYou picked this field because you care. That’s not a weakness — but it is a risk factor. Social workers carry other people’s pain as part of the job description. Crisis calls, trauma disclosures, chronic grief, impossible systems — the emotional weight accumulates whether you’re tracking it or not. And when it goes unaddressed long…
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Preventing Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Social Work
Read more: Preventing Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Social WorkYou know that feeling when you’re driving home from work and can’t remember the last three clients you saw? When you realize you’ve been staring at the same progress note for twenty minutes? That’s not laziness—that’s your nervous system waving a red flag. Burnout and secondary trauma don’t announce themselves with a dramatic moment. They…