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Crisis & Support Resources for practitioners "Reaching out for support is not a sign of burnout; it is a sign of professional maturity. Using these resources ensures you stay healthy enough to continue the incredible work you do for our clients. There is no 'heroism' in struggling alone." Before You Need It: Prepare Your Support Plan One of the most helpful things we can do for ourselves as practitioners is to identify our support options before we need them. When we are distressed, overwhelmed, exhausted or dealing with the aftermath of a particularly difficult piece of clinical work, it can be surprisingly difficult to remember who we can contact, where to find the relevant information, or what options are available to us. Having this information prepared in advance means that we don't have to make those decisions in the middle of a difficult moment. Consider creating your own Crisis & Support Resource List and keeping it somewhere that is easy to access — for example, saved...

Making the Most of Supervision: Creating Space to Pause, Reflect and Think In previous blogs in this supervision series, I’ve explored what supervision is, why reflective practice matters and how supervision can support the development of competent and confident practitioners. But supervision isn't only valuable for people working within traditional clinical roles. Across charities, community organisations, public services, support services, education, healthcare and other people-facing environments, employees can find themselves working with increasingly complex situations. They may be managing conflict, responding to distress, dealing with aggression or abuse, navigating difficult conversations, working with vulnerable people or simply carrying the emotional weight of their work from one day to the next. For organisations providing this kind of support, individual reflective supervision can offer an important space for people to stop, breathe and think. What is reflective supervision? Reflective supervision provides a confidential space for an employee to step away from the immediate demands of their role and reflect on their experiences, professional practice and the impact of...