Ethics and Boundaries series - Practicing Self-Care in An Era of Moral Distress

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

CE: NHA & SW, certificate of attendance

Presenter: Sheng Lee Yang, CEO, Us 2 Behavioral Health Care