Practicing Self-Care in An Era of Moral Distress
Ethics and Boundaries series
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Overview: In today's complex and demanding helping professions, practitioners often find themselves navigating ethical dilemmas and encountering situations that can lead to moral distress. This training course is designed to equip professionals in the human services field with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to address these ethical challenges while prioritizing their own well-being. The course will provide guidance on maintaining healthy boundaries in client interactions, organizational dynamics, and professional relationships. Participants will learn how to navigate ethical dilemmas with integrity and compassion, while safeguarding their own mental health
Learning Objectives:
- Define moral distress and learn how to recognize the stages of stress.
- Recognize the practice of human services and its impact on moral distress and burnout.
- Develop effective self-care strategies to mitigate burnout.
- Utilize Kidder’s nine ethical checkpoints to navigate ethical dilemmas of self-care with integrity and resilience.
Audience: general
Sheng is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Perinatal Mental Health–Certified therapist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her career spans human services, healthcare, and higher education, with extensive experience addressing mental health, trauma, and systems change. From 2018 to 2023, Sheng served as a professor in the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay’s Social Work Department and continues to teach continuing education courses on ethics, boundaries, diversity, and leadership. Sheng is the Founder and CEO of Us 2 Behavioral Health Care, a multicultural mental health organization committed to advancing equity and access in behavioral health.