Ep. 101 6 Grounding Exercises to Prevent Burnout!

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In this episode, Laura Swanson discusses six grounding exercises to help prevent burnout in social work.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, I use the Anti-Burnout Card Deck to walk you through six different prompts yo can use to ground, prevent burnout, empathize with clients, and get through tough workdays. This is a great episode to put on during your work day, and I share my own experiences and reactions to the prompts. Enjoy! The Anti Burnout Card DeckLaura Swanson, LCSW began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community, highlight social work voices, a...

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Host: Laura Swanson

Topics covered

• burnout prevention
• grounding exercises
• social work
• client empathy
• work-life balance

Keywords

• burnout
• grounding exercises
• social work
• Anti-Burnout Card Deck
• client empathy

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Organizations: The Social Work Bubble Podcast

Products: Anti-Burnout Card Deck

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