Building vicarious resilience (online for teams)
Explore the dynamics and challenges of working in emotionally demanding roles, and build professional and personal wellbeing strategies to help prevent burnout and encourage resilience and wellbeing for all.
This is a 1/2 day course delivered online (for teams).
Vicarious resilience is the concept that, with support and encouragement, we can be positively impacted by the emotionally challenging work we do supporting people, and gain a sense of strong satisfaction and reward.
Explore the dynamics and challenges of your role; learn the signs and symptoms of stress, burnout and vicarious trauma; identify how to have helpful wellbeing conversations with colleagues, getting the most from the support available; and build a personal and professional took kit to build individual resilience.
Also currently available (online for individuals).
Course aims
This course aims to explore both professional and personal wellbeing strategies that help prevent burnout and encourage resilience and wellbeing for all.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, you will have had opportunities to:
- Explore the dynamics and challenges of working in emotionally demanding roles
- Learn the signs and symptoms of stress, burnout and vicarious trauma, identifying strategies to have helpful wellbeing conversations with colleagues
- Understand the role of the supervisee in getting the most from support available
- Consider personal nurture, using the 5 ways to wellbeing to build individual resilience
- Review their own personal and professional resilience took kit, reflecting on what is gained personally and professionally in the work they do
Venue info:
This course is delivered online (for teams)
Trainer: Sal Ball
"Best training I have attended. Sal was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and passionate. She made us feel safe to speak and share our experiences."
Course participant, 2023
"Enriching start to my day! Time for reflection and good to hear from other people as to what they are using to help keep up their resilience at work. Skilfully facilitated and well-paced too."
Course participant, December 2022
"Hearing about other services and what helps us to manage our vicarious resilience. Breathing exercises. Consider exploring supervision options on a regular basis. Helpful space to reflect."
Course participant, Career Progression Coach, December 2022
"Useful to be reminded of the importance of self-care and speaking with others who do different jobs but also have similar experiences to me. Useful tools and looking forward to receiving the workbook."
Lu Bristow, Creative Producer, Bristol Music Trust (Bristol Beacon), December 2022
