Specialist Sector Modules
Staff Wellbeing in Care
A practical programme on protecting the mental health, resilience and wellbeing of health and social care staff.
- Duration
- 6 guided hours
- Structure
- 5 modules · 20 lessons
- Accreditation
- CPD Certification Service
About this course
Care work is emotionally demanding. This course equips care workers, team leaders and managers to recognise stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, to build personal resilience, and to create a workplace culture where wellbeing is actively supported. It covers psychological safety, reflective practice, workload and rota pressures, supporting colleagues after distressing incidents, and the employer duties that sit behind staff wellbeing in a regulated care service.
What you will be able to do
- Recognise the signs of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue in yourself and colleagues
- Apply practical strategies for resilience, rest and emotional recovery
- Use reflective practice and debriefing after distressing incidents
- Understand employer duties for staff wellbeing in a regulated care service
- Contribute to a workplace culture of psychological safety and mutual support