Experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, and/or vicarious trauma at work is common among anti-violence advocates. Supervisors play a key role in addressing these experiences among anti-violence advocates to increase resiliency and promote a healthy organizational culture. When we center employee’s well-being and resilience, we can create a healthy workplace that promotes respect, dignity, and safety for all.
W.O.R.D.S: Workforce and Organizational Resilience Dream Space is a 5-session virtual learning lab focused on building the capacity of anti-violence movement leaders to promote workforce wellness in their organizations. It is an opportunity for
Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC) supervisors in the anti-violence field to foster supervisory/leadership skills and grow in their role to effectively manage, lead, and strengthen their organization’s infrastructure and culture.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of participating in this cohort, participants will be better able to:
- Apply leadership/supervision skills that promote workforce resilience.
- Identify team/organizational policies and protocols that contribute to or detract from workforce wellness.
- Create an asset map of existing internal resources that support a healthy team/organizational culture.
- Complete a team/organization assessment to identify strengths and gaps.
Who Should Apply?
- BIPOC individuals who supervise domestic and sexual violence advocates. (This can include domestic and sexual violence advocates in the court system, protective services, health care settings etc. Local, national DV organizations and state-wide coalitions are encouraged to apply)
- At least 1 year in a supervisory role
- Time, capacity and availability to attend all four live sessions, complete pre-work assigned each week (up to 1 hour) and participate in other optional technical assistance activities.
We will be closing our application on Friday March 29th, 2024, by 5pm (PST). All the accepted applicants will be notified by Friday April 12, 2024.
For assistance or questions, please contact Megha Rimal at mrimal@futureswithoutviolence.org.
