Our April Clinical Grand Rounds is on, "Wounded Healers & Loss" and is presented by William Stauffer, LSW, CCS, CADC. William is the Executive Director of The Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance.
Synopsis & Objectives:
Persons working in the helping professions experience a significant amount of loss. The addiction epidemic is compounding these losses, yet we generally do not talk enough about the impact that loss has on our staff, the dynamics that grief has on us and how we can more effectively support those impacted by loss. This training is intended for all audiences from peer staff to administrators and is intended to support organizational strategies to help workers to understand and support healing strategies and things to consider when a loss occurs within the program.
- Discuss organizational strategies to support staff during periods of grief.
- Describe strategies for organizational leadership to assess and incorporate staff wellness support into regular supervision
- List signs to watch for that staff may be struggling with grief
- List resources that organizational leadership can utilize to support staff who experience grief as a result of their role
- Use structured outreach so they are better prepared to communicate with grieving families and loved ones