TTED3 - Service as a Form of Resilience: Reducing Burnout in Employees Serving Their Own Communities

People from marginalized populations who have chosen a life of caring for others whose stories are reflective of their own are simultaneously highly needed in the human services workforce and disproportionately at risk for enduring additional stressors and traumas in the workplace. This Ignite session will discuss meeting the unique needs of underrepresented workers with compassion and foster wellness and resiliency that can strengthen workforce retention by identifying and addressing the subtle red flags of workforce burnout early and create an environment that responds in ways that allow employees to continue to serve the community they love, their own.