Workforce Burnout in the Era of the Great Resignation: Employing Trauma-Informed Solutions and Self Care Within Companies and Team Culture

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Location: Northwest 3

Lead Presenter(s)

Jenell Hughes (she/her/hers)

Special Projects Manager
Career TEAM

Co-Presenter(s)

Abigail Gibbs, MA (she/her/hers)

Special Projects Coordinator
Career TEAM
James Hughes

Regional Director of Operations
Career TEAM

Presentation Purpose & Goal: In the era of the “Great Resignation” and a pandemic, individuals are burning out at significantly higher rates. Fostering a culture which practices self-care and employs trauma-informed solutions is now no longer an option, it is mandatory! In an engaging and dynamic session, you will learn how to identify and reduce secondary trauma reactions within workforce development professionals. We will then explore how to embed intentional self-care practices and strategies that are applicable to both teams and company culture alike, providing key take away tools for all during these unpresented times in workforce development.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify secondary traumatic stress reactions in themselves and others
Participants will be able to describe the importance of self-care and employ intentional practices that help manage secondary traumatic stress within themselves and within teams
Participants will leave the session equipped with examples to incorporate trauma-informed solutions within their company and/or team's culture