According to Gallup, 28% of U.S. employees experience burnout on the job very often or always. For social workers and mental health professionals, the prevalence of burnout is even more common. A study conducted following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic reported that 64% of social workers were experiencing burnout. Social workers and mental health professionals are especially at risk for burnout because they are exposed to the effects of trauma, poverty, and social and racial inequality on a daily basis.

Every workplace needs more resilient employees. A global mental health crisis and economic turmoil have created a need for a renewed focus on employee engagement and wellbeing. To help our partners and communities combat burnout and improve their wellbeing at work, KVC is hosting a virtual training designed specifically for our partners in the child welfare and behavioral healthcare industries. Participants will receive 2 CEUs.*

In this training, Erin Keltner, MSW, LICSW, KVC West Virginia’s Vice President of Clinical Services, will help participants:

• Review current information about burnout, turnover, and the effects of the Great Resignation
• Explore how we bring some passion back into our work for all staff through team and self exploration
• Discuss the basics of employee engagement
• Understand how employee wellbeing affects employee engagement​
• Integrate wellbeing and engagement as part of work culture
• Increase connection between client engagement and staff engagement

*CEUs are valid for individuals in West Virginia who have a social work license or are licensed professional counselors (LPC).

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Registration Details

We have two training times available on Wednesday, April 19:

• 10AM – 12PM
• 3-5PM

Cost:

• $0 (Free) – DHHR Employees
• $40 ($20 per credit hour x 2) – Industry professionals, teachers, etc.

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About the Presenter

Erin Keltner started with Croney and Clark, Inc. (now KVC Kentucky) as a practicum student in August 2004. Since then, Ms. Keltner has worked as a case manager and clinician in the Intensive In-Home Services and IMPACT Plus programs, was the Director of IMPACT Plus and then the Director of Development, Training, and Quality Assurance. Ms. Keltner also assisted KVC Kentucky in becoming accredited by The Joint Commission in November 2010. Ms. Keltner started working in West Virginia in 2011 and is currently acting as the Director of Permanency in addition to her Vice President duties.

Ms. Keltner graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Transylvania University in 2001 and received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Kentucky in 2005. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Kentucky and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in West Virginia.