Feeling like you don’t belong in your role, or aren’t good enough for it? If you’re feeling this way and questioning yourself even though you have the skills and experience needed for your role, chances are you’re experiencing ‘impostor syndrome’. Read on to find out more about what impostor syndrome in social care is, how
Whether you’re an OT, mental health nurse, social worker, psychologist, or any of the other professionals the social care sector encompasses, setting healthy boundaries in your work is vital. They help maintain professional relationships, protect both yourself and your clients, and create safe and effective environments for care. But what does setting healthy boundaries actually
Have you ever stopped to write down a to-do list when you were stressed and felt better for it? On the other hand, maybe once you start writing you find it hard to stop… and the enormous list makes you even more stressed! The WAY we write our to-do lists affects whether they help or
Anyone who’s ever met social care workers will know just how much heart and soul goes into the profession… but this leaves many vulnerable to burnout and compassion fatigue.
Here are some tips that can help.
Anyone who’s ever met social care workers will know just how much heart and soul goes into the profession… but this leaves many vulnerable to burnout and compassion fatigue.
Here are some tips that can help.
Have you ever thought about how your job could be changing your life?
While many roles in social care can be quite stressful, the good news is there are a number of things employers and managers can do to help reduce employee burnout. In fact, research has found that the main factors contributing to employee burnout are within managers’ control – so you’ve got a vital role to
Same pay, less hours. Could it work for you? While ‘The Great Resignation’ sweeps the UK and USA, another (less extreme) approach to reclaiming greater work-life balance post-lockdown is garnering popularity: working four days a week, rather than five. The idea isn’t to be confused with cramming full-time hours into less days. This new trend
Whether you’re considering a career in caring, or you’ve been in the sector for a few years already, it’s important to have strategies in place to help your work remain sustainable for the long haul. Most of us are drawn to caring roles as we find deep satisfaction in giving hope to others, helping them
A couple of years ago, cultural anthropologist Simon Sinek’s viral interview on millennials in the workplace alerted us to the decline in genuine connections between colleagues in modern work settings. But have we heeded his advice to open up more to each other? Or has the idea of having ‘real conversations’ with our colleagues felt
