In a challenging and under-resourced sector, it is so important that we each demonstrate compassion for people accessing our services as well as for each other. Creating safety for workers requires awareness of wellbeing as a collective responsibility.
This workshop will offer an opportunity to connect with other members in the non-government AOD sector, share experiences and workshop approaches to collective care and justice doing.
Click here to see a draft program
Topics covered will include:
- Burnout and justice doing
- Spiritual pain vs vicarious trauma
- Finding balance in our work between enmeshment and disconnection
- Witnessing our collective ethics
- Finding strength in solidarity teams and the advantages of collaboration
- Fostering sustainability in the difficult contexts of our work
About the facilitator
Danyelle Mei Kaplan is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Clinical Supervisor of colour, living and creating on sovereign Gadigal land.
They are a Filipino-Hong Kong Chinese-Jewish queer, non-binary person who believes wholeheartedly that individuals are the experts on their own lives.
They have over a decade of experience providing trauma-informed, intersectional support, and counselling. They specialise in intersectional complex trauma and work closely with queer & trans communities of colour in their private practice. Additionally, they provide clinical supervision and consultancy for arts, health and community organisations, artists and service providers.
To register your interest in attending, click here. Tickets will be allocated by NADA to ensure a fair distribution to member services. If you have been allocated a ticket, you will be notified on the 15th of April.
