COURSE DESCRIPTION
This live interactive Zoom continuing education course explores burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and moral distress affecting social workers. Participants will examine current evidence-informed research and apply practical strategies to strengthen resilience, establish healthy professional boundaries, and develop an individualized sustainability plan that supports ethical practice, career longevity, and high-quality client care.
COURSE DETAILS
| Course Date | Saturday, November 21, 2026 |
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| Registration Opens | September 8, 2026 |
| Participant Login & Technology Check | 8:45–9:00 AM ET |
| Instructional Course Time | 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET |
| Required Post-Course Evaluation | 12:00–12:15 PM ET; required for CE certificate and not included in CE instructional time |
| Delivery Format | Live Interactive Zoom (Synchronous Distance Learning) |
| Content Level | Intermediate |
| Continuing Education Credit | 3.0 CE Credits |
| Credit Designation | 2 General Credits + 1 Ethics Credit |
| Provider | Never Journey Alone, LLC |
ZOOM ACCESS: The Zoom link and course access instructions will be provided in the registration confirmation email. Participants should register using an email address they monitor and use that email for course communications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES — USE VERBATIM
- Identify the signs, symptoms, and contributing factors associated with burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and moral distress in social work practice.
- Differentiate burnout from other occupational stress responses and evaluate the influence of workplace culture, organizational systems, and professional boundaries on professional well-being.
- Apply evidence-informed strategies to strengthen resilience, establish healthy professional boundaries, and promote professional sustainability.
- Develop an individualized professional sustainability plan that supports ethical practice, career longevity, and high-quality client care.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary Audience: Licensed Social Workers.
Other behavioral health professionals may attend where permitted by their licensing board. Participants outside of social work are responsible for confirming continuing education acceptance with their applicable licensing board.
COURSE DELIVERY & INTERACTIVITY
This course is delivered as a Live Interactive Zoom (Synchronous Distance Learning) course featuring live instruction, polls, chat discussions, breakout rooms, case studies, workbook exercises, guided reflection, and question-and-answer sessions.
Participants are expected to attend and engage in real time. Full attendance and participation in required interactive activities are part of the course-completion requirements.
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
- Reliable internet connection
- Computer or tablet
- Zoom desktop application recommended
- Webcam and microphone
- Speakers or headphones
- Electronic participant workbook
- Quiet learning environment appropriate for live participation
INSTRUCTOR
Christine Matthews, LCSW, MBA, CCTP, BSP, CLC
Founder & Clinical Director, Never Journey Alone, LLC
Founder, Never Journey Alone Continuing Education
Christine Matthews is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than two decades of behavioral health leadership experience across outpatient mental health, managed care, corrections, and private practice. Her professional interests include trauma-informed care, Brainspotting, leadership development, clinician wellness, and sustainable private practice.