Growing a Restorative Agency

May 29, 2024
1:30 – 3:00 P.M. PT

This training has been canceled.
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Staff retention is a challenge for many Child Welfare agencies. This session will walk participants through a multi-prong staff retention strategy that utilizes trauma-informed principles. 

When Solano County Child Welfare Services turned its focus inward, it began to see positive shifts in staff morale and staff retention. A focus on secondary traumatic stress and psychological safety generated exciting trauma-informed initiatives and launched Reflective Consultation Groups for staff. This process has included regular analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and implementation of a variety of strategies that other counties and child- and family-serving organizations may find useful in their own staff retention journey.

Learners will:

• Understand the challenges associated with staff retention in Child Welfare agencies.
• Gain insight into the importance of utilizing trauma-informed principles in staff retention strategies.
• Learn about Solano County Child Welfare Services’ multi-prong staff retention strategy and its impact on staff morale and retention.
• Explore the concept of secondary traumatic stress and its relevance to staff retention and psychological safety.
• Identify the components of trauma-informed initiatives launched by Solano County, including Reflective Consultation Groups for staff.
• Understand the role of leadership in fostering a supportive and trauma-informed work environment conducive to staff retention.
• Reflect on personal and organizational readiness for implementing trauma-informed staff retention strategies and identify potential barriers and facilitators.

Who Should Attend: All staff of family resource centers (FRCs), Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems.

Important Training Information: 

• This is a webinar-style training. This means that you will not be on camera and will not be able to see other learners. This training will not include breakout rooms. Opportunities to interact with the presenter(s) and other participants will be included.
• This training will be recorded. The recording will be available to registered learners within 2 days of the training.
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