Adjunct Lecturer University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, United States
A sizable group of social workers enter the field because of their own triumphs with trauma and injustices done to them. However, the pandemic opened up and infected the invisible wounds associated with their trauma. Social workers need resources to combat the battle fatigue as an underlying factor of burnout.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how battle fatigue applies to the context of providing care during the pandemic
Recognize the impact of battle fatigue on the ability to provide quality and continuous care
Identify the importance of addressing battle fatigue to preserve the wellbeing and retention of social work workforce
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