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Building a Healthy Workplace Culture Six-Week Course
October 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
The deadline to register is Sept. 30.
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Earn six continuing education (CE) credits after joining all six webinars and passing the posttests.
Six live webinars Thursdays Oct. 1-Nov. 5:
- Oct. 1 from 1-2 p.m. ET
- Oct. 8 from 1-2 p.m. ET
- Oct. 15 1-2 p.m. ET
- Oct. 22 from 1-2 p.m. ET
- Oct. 29 from 1-2 p.m. ET
- Nov. 5 from 1-2 p.m. ET
About the Live Course
Staff at human and social services organizations are facing stress, change, and conflict on multiple levels. Vicarious trauma and the socio-political climate are contributing to staff feeling drained and disengaged. This live six-module continuing education course will equip staff and leaders at all levels with foundational mindsets, knowledge, and skills to help themselves and their colleagues prioritize well-being at work, manage through uncertainty, and handle conflict with compassion.
The course is grounded in current peer-reviewed research, evidence-based social work practice, and the science of organizational culture. Social workers across practice settings will gain the knowledge and tools to improve their self-regulation practices and executive functioning, uphold professional boundaries, establish psychological safety accountability, and lead with self-compassion. Modules will emphasize practical, evidence-informed strategies that enhance workforce well-being, reduce burnout and secondary traumatic stress, and improve service quality for individuals and families.
This continuing education course is directly applicable to social work practice and would be valuable for social workers in roles including direct service, supervision, and leadership. The content is grounded in evidence-based social work practice, professional ethics, neuroscience, and current research. It ill focus on knowledge and skills that enhance professional competence, not clinical diagnosis or treatment. The strategies that will be presented will be applicable to everyday social work practice, supervision, and organizational culture and are intended to support social workers in meeting professional standards, managing complex demands, and delivering services effectively within their scope of practice.
Who Should Participate
- Social work professionals across all practice settings
This course is developed to be accessible to practitioners at any stage of their career. No specific prior coursework or advanced degree specialization is required to participate and find value in this course.
Module Descriptions and Learning Outcomes
This module examines evidence-informed self- and co-regulation strategies grounded in neuroscience and trauma-informed research to support social workers’ emotional regulation, stress management, and professional effectiveness in high-demand practice environments.
Module 1 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify evidence-informed regulation strategies grounded in neuroscience and trauma-informed research
- Apply self- and co-regulation practices to manage stress and maintain professional effectiveness
- Analyze how regulation supports ethical decision-making and quality of care in social work practice
Participants will explore research on executive functioning and its impact on judgment, impulse control, planning, and ethical decision-making, with practical strategies to strengthen these skills in direct practice, supervision, and leadership roles.
Module 2 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Describe executive functioning skills and their relevance to judgment, planning, and impulse control in social work
- Examine how the neurobiology of stress impacts executive functioning
- Apply strategies to strengthen executive functioning in direct practice, supervision, and leadership roles
Grounded in peer-reviewed research on communication, conflict resolution, and psychological safety, this module builds social workers’ capacity to have difficult conversations while maintaining professional boundaries, respect, and ethical standards.
Module 3 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Identify evidence-based communication and conflict-resolution strategies relevant to social work settings
- Apply skills for navigating difficult conversations while maintaining ethical standards and professional boundaries in social work practice
- Evaluate how communication practices influence psychological safety and team functioning
This module draws on evidence-based social work ethics, trauma-informed practice, and organizational research to strengthen boundary-setting skills, clarify professional roles, and reduce burnout and role strain in complex service systems.
Module 4 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Examine boundary setting through the lens of social work ethics, trauma-informed practice, and role clarity
- Distinguish healthy boundaries and role strain in complex service systems
- Set boundaries to reduce burnout and enhance professional sustainability
In this module participants examine current research on psychological safety, accountability, and team functioning, and apply evidence-based strategies to foster trust, learning, and shared responsibility within social work organizations.
Module 5 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Define psychological safety and its evidence-based relationship to learning, accountability, and team effectiveness
- Analyze the role of leadership and supervision in fostering psychologically safe environments
- Apply strategies that balance accountability and support
This module examines peer-reviewed research on self-compassion and its application as an evidence-based approach to reducing burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and moral injury among social workers.
Module 6 Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Describe peer-reviewed research on self-compassion and its relevance to social work practice
- Identify how self-compassion mitigates burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and moral injury
- Apply self-compassion practices to sustain ethical, effective, and resilient social work practice
Specifically, the modules address core social work functions, including:
- Ethical decision making and professional judgment, by strengthening self-regulation, executive functioning, and reflective practice skills that support adherence to the NASW Code of Ethics
- Effective communication and relationship-based practice, including navigating difficult conversations, setting professional boundaries, and maintaining respect and accountability in complex systems
- Workforce well-being and professional sustainability, which are essential to competent practice, service quality, and client safety
- Supervision and leadership responsibilities, including fostering psychological safety, accountability, and supportive team environments that promote ethical and effective service delivery
- Trauma-informed and equity-responsive practice, recognizing how stress, trauma exposure, and systemic pressures impact both social workers and the individuals, families, and communities they serve
About the Instructors
Karen Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Senior Director of Change in Mind
Social Current
Kelly Martin
Director of Practice Excellence
Social Current
Course Logistics
Course Interaction and System Requirements
These live, noninteractive modules take place in a synchronous livestream in Social Current’s course learning system (Maple LMS). Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in instructor-led discussions.
Stable internet connection:
- Minimum download speeds: 600 kbps
- Recommended: 1.5-3.0 Mbps
Operating System:
- Windows: Windows 10 or 11 (Home, Pro, or Enterprise)
- macOS: macOS 10.15 or later
- Mobile: iOS 13 or later; Android 8.0 or later
Internet Browser: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari (last two versions)
Course Completion and CE Information
Course completion requirements:
- Social workers must attend the six-module course in its entirety and complete a course evaluation for each module to be eligible for CE credit
- Social workers must pass the post-test after each module with a score of 80% or above in three attempts to be eligible for CE credit
Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
ASWB ACE Individual Course Approval Statement
Building a Healthy Workplace Culture, course #6758, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Social Current as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 6/26/2026-6/26/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 6 general continuing education credits.
Accommodation
This course is designed to be accessible. Please email Social Current for ADA accommodation.
Cancellation
All cancellation requests must be made in writing. Cancellation requests received 14 days prior to the start of the course will be eligible for a full refund. Cancellation requests received less than 14 days prior to the start of the course will not be refunded. Instead, registrants may use the cost of registration as a credit toward future Social Current offerings. Notice of written cancellation must be emailed directly to Social Current.
Questions?
Please email us if you have any questions, concerns, or grievances about this course.
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