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[Module] Self-Care and Preventing Burnout for Culturally Specific DVSA Organizations

Self-Care and Preventing Burnout for Culturally Specific DV/SA Organizations
Module Goal: Provide culturally specific domestic violence and sexual assault organizations with the knowledge and tools to implement effective self-care practices and prevent burnout among staff and advocates. This module aims to build organizational capacity to enhance the well-being of advocates and sustain quality services to survivors.

Section 1: Introduction
   Understanding the Importance of Self-Care and Burnout Prevention
   The Power of Healing for Individuals and Communities 

Section 2: Foundations of Self-Care
   Defining Self and Community Care: Beyond the Surface
   Recognizing the Impact of Multiple Layers of Trauma
   Cultural Responsiveness and Its Role in Self and Community Sovereignty 

Section 3: Building a Self-Care Toolkit
   Identifying Individual Needs and Preferences
   Self and Community Care Practices for Physical Well-Being
   Nurturing Emotional Resilience: Strategies and Techniques
   Fostering Spiritual and Cultural Nourishment 

Section 4: Organizational Strategies for Burnout Prevention
   Creating a Supportive Organizational Culture
   Implementing Flexibility and Balance
   Supervision and Peer Support: Nurturing a Community Focused Team
   Recognizing Warning Signs and Addressing Burnout without Punitive Practices 

Section 5: Integrating Self-Care into Advocacy Work
   Balancing Empathy with Boundaries
   Incorporating Self-Care and Healing into Advocacy Strategies
   Enhancing Survivor-Centered Services through Advocate Well- Being 

Section 6: Resources and Further Reading
   Additional Materials for In-Depth Understanding
   Recommended Books, Articles, and Online Resources 

Section 1: Introduction | Slide Deck

Section 2: Foundations of Self-Care

Section 3: Building a Self-Care Toolkit

Section 4: Organizational Strategies for Burnout Prevention

Section 5: Integrating Self-Care into Advocacy Work