Preventing Burnout: Self-care for Clinicians and Advocates

Live Webinar

February 13, 2019
12-2pm EST

2 CEU for LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs

Cynicism, depression, and lethargy are some of the manifestations of burnout. Burnout is present in about 21-67% of mental health professionals. The ramifications can be devastating for our patients and clients, our clinicians and advocates, and for our agencies and the healthcare system, as a whole.

Burnout can and must be prevented. Self-care can and must be promoted. Addressing burnout and promoting self-care will help restore your tendency to be proactive and take the initiative; and it will help increase the show rate for patients and clients. We can help establish an environment that pays attention to burnout and values self-care, for all staff, including the front-line staff, all the way up to the administrative level.

By the end of this live-webinar, you will have learned and masted:

Critical thinking in clinical care
The reasons why you are likely to burn out
The principles and techniques of preventing burnout and promoting self-care
The do's and don'ts of preventing burnout and promoting self-care
The secrets of leveraging group dynamics for collective learning and make use of opportunities to reflect on your daily work while learning and mastering new skills

This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886783231-0319) for 2 continuing education contact hours. Additionally, Dr. Sidor Psychiatric Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Departments State Board for Social Work and Mental Health Counseling as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0471) and licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0127)

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$30

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Your SWEET Membership includes the following:

Unlimited access to all our live and self-study webinars;
A free review session with our facilitators following our webinars, to answer questions, as needed;
50% off SWEET services, including: in-person seminars, online group supervision sessions, online group coaching sessions; and the SWEET Annual Congress;
Your Certificate with CEUs emailed to you immediately after your post-test and evaluation are completed;
A community of like-minded individuals to connect to and feel supported by;
Everything you want in one place.

This is a subscription product billed on a monthly basis until you cancel. Cancel anytime from the account management page. Contact SWEET Institute at SWEET Institute for more info.

$30/month

Annual Membership Coupon Discount

Become part of the SWEET Community!

Your SWEET Membership includes the following:

Unlimited access to all our live and self-study webinars;
A free review session with our facilitators following our webinars, to answer questions, as needed;
50% off SWEET services, including: in-person seminars, online group supervision sessions, online group coaching sessions; and the SWEET Annual Congress;
Your Certificate with CEUs emailed to you immediately after your post-test and evaluation are completed;
A community of like-minded individuals to connect to and feel supported by;
Everything you want in one place.

This is a subscription product billed on a yearly basis until you cancel. Cancel anytime from the account management page. Contact SWEET Institute at SWEET Institute for more info.

$300/year

84% of people reported feeling more empowered after participating in a SWEET seminar

Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator

Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW

Mardoche Sidor, MD is a quadruple board certified psychiatrist, with board certifications in Psychiatry and Neurology (General Adult Psychiatry), Child and Adolescent, Addiction, and Forensic, Psychiatry. He has training in public and community psychiatry, psychopharmacology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He also has training in Motivational Interviewing, psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, and family and couples therapy. He has clinical, teaching, and supervision experience; he has mentorship, coaching, and management, skills; and he has experience as a primary care physician, in public speaking and writing. Dr. Sidor also has skills in leadership, research, program development and project management. His overall goal is to help all health professionals, throughout the United States and globally, access the tools they need to feel empowered to provide excellent patient care while also promoting their own self-care and burnout prevention. He is the main facilitator for the SWEET Institute, and he is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University.Dr. Sidor was recently the Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer for CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services) where he continues to provide psychiatric care. He speaks and writes fluently in four (4) languages—French, English, Spanish, and Creole, with intermediate proficiency in Portuguese and Italian.

Karen Dubin-McKnight, PhD, LCSW, has wide clinical, teaching, supervision and mentorship experience that spans 18 years. She also has a vast experience working in the criminal justice system, in community mental health, in teaching, and in management. Her added passion is in education, coaching, public relations, and mediation. Her goal is to ensure that social workers and other non-medical practitioners feel empowered and have a voice “at the table.” Dr. Dubin-McKnight is the co-facilitator for the SWEET Institute. She was most recently the Court Operations Director at CASES. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She is also a trainer at the CUCS Academy, and Howie T. Harp. She has a private practice for people impacted by loss and trauma and also provides clinical supervision.

"Everything was explained well and there was a nice positive energy with the presenters. I especially found the role play helpful."

- Tanya, LCSW

"Role plays, engagement of participants, facilitators were very real, authentic and engaging I really enjoyed it and found the webinar to be very engaging and interesting."

- Jenni, LMSW

"Informative, convenient and relevant for my practice. This was my first online webinar experience and I was very pleased with the program. Thank you "

- Harold, LMSW

"Great place to receive continuing education credits!"

- Donna, LCSW

Frequently Asked Questions

I see you have a membership. What do I get with it?

A SWEET Membership entitles you to: two (2) live webinars per month; unlimited access to our library of pre-recorded webinars; and access to 8 new SWEET articles each month. A SWEET membership also entitles you to: 1 clinically-driven, pre-recorded discussion and demonstration webinar each month; discounted rates for in-person seminars (currently only available in New York City), in addition to discounts to annual conferences, networking events, and opportunities to be connected with other like-minded individuals around the world!

What is the SWEET Institute?

SWEET Institute is a community of clinicians and advocates who believe that systemic change is only possible when we all come together, fight for a variety of social justice causes, and do so by investing in a collective learning process that empowers, fosters reflection, critical thinking, and the implementation of skills acquired during our seminars. At SWEET, we emphasize “the Why, the How, the What, and Then What, while using the Socratic and Desire Methods. We are a community united in vision and purpose towards bringing the needed changes. This can be accomplished through solidarity, empowerment, and education. By focusing on and developing the strengths, drives, passions, and skills of clinicians and advocates, we can all make a transformative impact in the lives of our patients and clients and the system as a whole.

Are different are these seminars? Will I be able to interact with the Course Facilitator(s)?

Absolutely. One of the keystone paradigms of the SWEET Institute is the collective learning process. This is accomplished using the Socratic Method and is based on the most up-to-date adult learning theories. Integrating this process into our in-person seminars and live webinars creates a unique and dynamic learning experience for all of us. It is essential to us that a comfortable learning environment is created, so that anyone who attends our webinars or in-person seminars participate and are able to take risks and push themselves to gain deeper knowledge. In our webinars, this will be done through our chat feature. Also, both Mardoche and Karen are available for consultation and clarification following webinars and in-person seminars or by email at [email protected].

How will I get CEUs?

At the end of the webinar, you will be required to complete a post-webinar exam for online learning, and an evaluation of the course. Once complete, you will be able to download your certificate.

Are you available for in-person or online training for agencies, including those outside New York?

We are! We will first need to learn more about the specific needs of your agency/organization. This way we are able to customize our seminars/webinars to ensure that it is the best fit possible for the staff.

I’m an LMHC, do you provide CEU credits?

SWEET is currently approved by the New York State Office of Professions to provide CEU credits to LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs. Please check with your state to determine if the CEUs are transferrable. We are able to provide CEUs for social workers throughout the US.

What is your cancelation policy for memberships?

Monthly Memberships: We trust that you will receive as much value as possible, and we are adding more value each day. You can cancel at any time and not have to pay the recurring monthly membership, should you choose to cancel. Annual Memberships: You are getting a 2-month discount because of your Annual Membership commitment. Furthermore, we trust that you will receive as much value as possible, and we are adding more value each day. You can cancel your Annual Membership within 30 days, and receive a full refund minus one-month worth of membership. After 30 days, you will have experienced SWEET enough to determine that it is indeed the right fit for you, and any cancellation after that will ensure that your Annual Membership does not renew at the expiration date. You will be able to continue to access all SWEET services during the remainder of your membership year.