Workplace Burnout in Social Work: What’s Being Done?

More agencies are addressing mental health for workers. Are you seeing any changes where you work?

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for workers. Are you seeing any changes where Yes β€” ugh, small but real: our clinic added a protected 20-minute decompression block at the end of Tuesday shifts, with supervisors covering phones, and no meetings after 3 pm on Fridays; it’s a zero-cost change that’s cut late charting and helped my burnout. The caveat is they didn’t lower caseloads, so it only works because on-call was rotated tighter β€” anyone seen agencies tie these wellness blocks to caseload caps?

My take: I’d lean toward the simplest next step and see if it changes anything this week β€” if not, you’ve got a clear case to escalate. What would block you from trying that?

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