About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of setting time boundaries in social work to prevent burnout and enhance the quality of home visits.

Have your home visits started running to two hours… but nothing is actually changing? In this bite-sized episode, I share a powerful reflection from inside The Social Work Collective Academy following a live masterclass on Staying Connected When Conversations Are Hard. We talk about: Why naming the time you have is a professional skillHow unclear time boundaries increase burnoutWhy shorter visits can still be high-qualityHow boundaries help families feel saferThe link between containment, reg...

People in this episode

Host: Vicki Shevlin

Topics covered

• boundaries
• professional skills
• burnout
• home visits
• family safety
• communication

Keywords

• boundaries
• social work
• home visits
• burnout
• communication
• professional skills
• family safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Social Work Collective Academy

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