Prioritise your well-being in our upcoming trauma-informed webinar. Discover essential self-care strategies for youth workers.
Wed, 21 May 2025 12:00 – 13:30 BST. Online. Refunds up to 7 days before event
Working with young people can be both rewarding and draining. In this session, we’ll discuss how to safeguard your mental health and practice self-care when working with trauma-exposed youth. Come along to reflect on physical, relational and spiritual wellbeing.
Why Attend?
- Gain practical self-care strategies tailored to your role.
- Learn how trauma impacts your work and your well-being.
- Connect with a community of like-minded individuals in mission and youth work.
Self-Care for Youth Workers will focus on equipping youth workers with the tools to maintain their own well-being while working with young people, many of whom may have experienced trauma. You’ll learn about the unique emotional challenges that arise in youth work, how to recognize signs of burnout, and develop effective boundaries to sustain your energy and passion. The webinar will also cover practical self-care techniques tailored to youth work, such as stress management, reflective practices, and how to access support networks when needed. This session is designed to help you thrive in your role while ensuring you’re able to give your best to the young people you serve.
The training will introduce content from our newest resource, a 45 page journal/workbook, facilitating learning and reflection on self-care for youth workers and teams. This will be the best way to implement and continue the learning from the webinar.
You will have the chance to purchase a physical copy of the journal during the webinar, which has been produced in partnership with Missional Generation and CIYD.
Dare to take time out of your busy week to invest in your future effectiveness!
The training be delivered by Ruth Stephens and Faith Spinks.
Ruth Stephens is passionate about seeing churches become welcoming environments where those who have experienced adversity feel safe to connect to each other and to God. She holds an MSc in Attachment Psychology and is a qualified Occupational Therapist with many years experience working with children and young people who have experienced trauma. Alongside this she is a church leader and has led children’s ministries in her church for over many years.
Faith Spinks is a qualified teacher with a broad range of experience in youth work, both in the charity sector and within the local church. She has also been a missionary to young people in Brazil with a well-known Christian organisation. She has a wealth of experience with youngsters who are care-experienced and is passionate about seeing youth work become trauma informed and youth workers be compassionate towards themselves.
Join the Dots exists to raise trauma awareness within faith organisation and their teams. To find out more about our work, go to www.jointhedots.solutions
For information on Missional Generation or CIYD see: https://www.missionalgen.co.uk/ https://ciyd.org/
A recording will be available to those who have tickets. This will be sent via email after the event has ended.
