The Art of Self-Care for the FCS and Behavioral Health workforce

The Art of Self-Care for the FCS and Behavioral Health workforce
The Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Foundational Community Supports (FCS) team and Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) invite you to join them for the June webinar.
Professionals working in behavioral health, homelessness response, supportive housing, outreach, and crisis services often carry the emotional weight of supporting people through trauma, instability, behavioral health challenges, and systemic barriers. Over time, this work can lead to compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and emotional exhaustion if intentional self-care practices are not prioritized.
This webinar is designed specifically for the FCS workforce and focuses on realistic, practical strategies that support wellness in high-stress helping professions. Participants will explore how workplace stress impacts the brain and body, identify warning signs of burnout, and develop sustainable self-care practices that support resilience, boundaries, emotional regulation, and long-term workforce retention.
The session emphasizes that self-care is not selfish, it is an ethical and professional responsibility that strengthens service delivery, workplace culture, and overall well-being.
Objectives
• Identify signs and symptoms of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress within helping professions.
• Explore practical self-care and stress management strategies that can be realistically implemented in behavioral health and housing settings.
• Develop personal and professional boundary-setting techniques that promote resilience, emotional wellness, and long-term sustainability in the workforce.

“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with, endorsing, or sponsoring the event.”