Compassionate Leadership: Fostering Self-Care and Well-Being in Staff Teams and Organizations

Creating healthy supportive work environments is critical in growing a strong, positive and committed team and reducing personal leaves and turnover. This workshop is designed for leaders who want to prioritize self-care and support their staff in fostering a healthy, compassionate work environment. Through the exploration of self-compassion and mindfulness, participants will learn how to model supervision and leadership styles that values well-being and emotional resilience. Leaders will develop greater empathy for themselves and their teams, ultimately creating a culture of understanding and mutual support.

Effective leadership requires not only attention to the needs of others but also a commitment to nurturing one’s own mental and emotional health. This workshop will provide practical tools for leaders to incorporate mindfulness into their daily routines, helping to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and foster a sense of balance. 

Leaders will learn strategies to create spaces where staff feel empowered to engage in self-care, leading to higher levels of productivity, satisfaction, and retention. Emphasizing the importance of compassionate leadership, this session will guide participants in cultivating a work environment that values empathy, connection, and emotional well-being. Participants will leave equipped with the tools to integrate self-compassion and mindfulness into both their personal practices and organizational leadership.

Please note: There is a complementary training for caring professionals called: ‘Self Compassion in the Workplace: Caring for Ourselves while Caring for Others’. You or your staff may want to take that session before taking this leadership training.

This training is an updated version of ‘Promoting Wellness in Staff Teams: Conversations for Leaders’

Learning Outcomes

1. Connect to language supporting different leadership models and supervision styles.
2. Develop and strengthen personal and professional strategies that promote connection to self care in staff teams.
3. Increase understanding of self compassion, mindfulness and practices that support wellness. 

Who Should Attend 

This training is recommended for those in leadership such as managers and supervisors.

Course Dates & Format 

March 27, 2025

1:00pm – 4:00pm ET

This is a 3-hour training. This course consists of a single 3-hour interactive virtual session using Zoom.

Instructor:  Joanne Barnes Smith MSW, RSW

A Registered Social Worker, Joanne Barnes Smith has over 18 years experience in the social work sector. Her career has predominately been focused on child/youth/family and community- developing, leading, and supporting initiatives in the private and public sector.  A mental health specialist utilizing a compassion focused and multi systemic approach, Joanne is invested in tough conversations on the impacts of social work and how we may better inform our approach to personal and professional wellness. Joanne is the lead consultant in her own private practice which predominately focuses on organizational consultation and individual psychotherapy.

Training Fee

Member Fee: $110.00 + $14.30 (HST) = $124.30

Non-Member Fee:  $130.00 + $16.90 (HST)= $146.90

Group Registration: Save 20% off individual fee with group registration of 4 or more participants. Download the group registration form HERE.

Continuing Education Information 

Licensing boards and professional organizations will grant Continuing Education credits for attendance at their discretion when participants submit the course outline and certificate. 

In-Service 

This is available as an in-person or virtual in-service training and customized to suit your needs

To Register

Register for March 27, 2025 here https://www.safeguards-training.net/course/compassionate-leadership/