DSW Candidate – Shenise Simpson, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
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Virtual Showcase of DSW Scholars 2025 Event!
Trauma Informed Leadership Practices for Wounded Healers
DSW Candidate – Shenise Simpson, LCSW
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
10:30 AM- 11:45 AM Eastern Time Zone
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Description
Trauma Informed Leadership Practices for Wounded Healers
Social workers often enter the helping profession to assist clients after enduring their own past trauma. While the desire to help others is commendable, these lived experiences can both benefit and harm the client’s well-being. There are instances when social workers may find themselves practicing while wounded, negatively impacted by past trauma triggered during their current practice. This underscores the increased need for social workers in leadership positions to be cognizant of the issues affecting their employees, be skilled, and provide impactful leadership practices.
Trauma-informed leadership, employing the six fundamental principles of trauma-informed care, can offer the necessary support to alleviate stress and anxiety that can pose a challenge for wounded healers and their leaders. It is vital to educate and equip social work leaders with the tools to assist their employees who are practicing while wounded. This empowerment of social work leaders is crucial in ensuring employees’ well-being and their practice’s effectiveness. This presentation aims to provide a fresh approach to leadership by integrating relationship-based leadership skills that empower staff facing challenging situations, using humanistic theoretical and trauma-informed leadership approaches within social work practice.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Identify and understand wounded healers.
- Recognize the six fundamental principles of trauma-informed care and their intersection with leadership practices.
- Describe impactful leadership skills utilizing a humanistic theoretical approach.
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.
