Chief Administrative Officer WestCare Foundation Las Vegas, Nevada
Compassion fatigue and secondary trauma increase staff turnover and contribute to the growing workforce shortage crisis. Behavioral health care organizations can benefit by investing in building the resilience of their workforce. Learn how WestCare, an international behavioral health organization with more than 1,500 employees, successfully implemented easily replicable practices and policies that ensure employee resilience and retention. Find out how to support employees' wellbeing and implement organizational practices that promote employee wellness, satisfaction and retention in creative and engaging ways.
Learning Objectives:
Define compassion fatigue and why it’s harmful to an organization’s service delivery model.
Identify multiple ways to increase employee mental wellbeing through engagement opportunities.
Develop or enhance an organizational employee engagement/resilience plan.