We Deserve Better: Exploring Radical Self-Care for School Social Workers Through the Lens of Human Rights (1.5 CE)   

Presenters: Stephanie Carnes, PhD, LLM, LCSW (She/Her) & Robin DeLuca-Acconi, PhD, LCSW (She/Her)

Course Description: School social work is inarguably rife with significant challenges, including burnout and vicarious trauma. Burnout is often perpetuated by delegitimizing, abusive institutions and systems, with myriad negative consequences for practitioners and the profession in general. While individual self-care practices are an essential component of practitioners’ longevity toolkits, this session will explore the concept of radical self-care, or the reprioritizing of personal wellbeing and the disruption of delegitimizing, draining systemic and institutional contexts. Specifically, this workshop will offer a critical appraisal of the policies and practices that imperil SSW well-being at the building and district levels and beyond.

CEs: This course is equal to 1.5 CEs

Learning Goals:

1) Participants will discover the concept of radical self-care, how it differs from more traditional conceptualizations of individually-focused self-care, and why a human rights-informed approach to self-care is essential.

2) Participants will identify systemic and institutional policies and practices that perpetuate burnout at the building and district level, and beyond.

3) Participants will work collaboratively to choose new strategies to combat burnout as a collective, as well as how to challenge the systemic and institutional dynamics of burnout in their districts and buildings.

Content level: Beginning

Target Audience: School Social Workers

Refund policy: No refunds will be given.

School Social Work Association of America, 1789, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. School Social Work Association of America maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 7/27/2023-7/27/2026. 

Note: Many state licensing boards impose specific limitations on course content, distance education, or other elements of continuing education, even when courses are taken from approved providers. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that the courses taken will meet the requirements for your license.

Instructions to receive Credit: Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 CE continuing education credit. Certificates will be provided to participants for download upon successful completion of the webinar.

1. Participants must view the entire length of the professional development training recording.
2. Participants must complete the evaluation to receive credit.
3. Participants must pass the Posttest with a minimum 80% passing rate (within a maximum of 2 attempts). 

System Requirements-- Participants must have a computer and audio to participate in the webinar. For any questions, concerns, or accessibility accommodations, please reach out to ContactUs@sswaa.org