DSW Candidate – Lillian Varieur, 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
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Virtual Showcase of DSW Scholars 2025 Event!
Sharing the Responsibility: How Organizations and Leaders Can Support a Diverse Workforce of Social Workers in Preventing Burnout and Turnover
DSW Candidate – Lillian Varieur, MSW, LCSW-C
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
1:00 PM-2:15 PM Eastern Time Zone
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Description
Sharing the Responsibility: How Organizations and Leaders Can Support a Diverse Workforce of Social Workers in Preventing Burnout and Turnover
Social workers are at an increased risk of burnout, which can lead to decreased client outcomes, negative impacts on family, and job turnover. During COVID-19, many social workers experienced an increase in burnout, leading many organizations to experience higher levels of turnover. Many organizations are still experiencing staffing shortages and retention challenges with social workers.
Burnout is discussed openly within the social work profession, but much of the responsibility to protect against burnout falls on the individual. Yet, research shows that organizational impacts are one of the largest factors of social worker burnout. Organizations and leaders have a responsibility to create cultures and implement practices which protect against social worker burnout.
This presentation will first explore available research on how organizations and leaders can support social workers in reducing burnout, and therefore, turnover. Next, the presentation will explore a checklist that leaders and organizations can utilize to assess their current climate, policies, and practices with a focus on supporting a diverse workforce of social workers. Lastly, a training program will be proposed which can be implemented with leaders to improve their effectiveness in supporting all social workers in reducing burnout. By reducing burnout in diverse workforces, organizations can improve retention and promote diversity within the social work profession.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Explain the negative impacts of social worker burnout, specifically how burnout can impact retention and turnover.
- Identify policy and practice recommendations for leaders to protect social workers against burnout.
- Evaluate organizational policies and practices to better understand if they are supportive of a diverse workforce of social workers in decreasing burnout.
Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.
Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/22-9/29/25. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.
Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.
