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Webinar - Strengthening Social Connections for Staff to Enhance Engagement, Job Satisfaction, and Work Performance

  • 2 Feb 2027
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Webinar

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Webinar Overview


Social connection is essential to well-being, yet growing isolation and loneliness are increasingly affecting individuals and workplaces alike. In youth-serving organizations, these challenges can have a significant impact on staff engagement, job satisfaction, work performance, and relationships with the young people in their care.

This webinar will explore how organizations can intentionally foster meaningful connections among staff through a trauma-informed approach to workplace culture. Drawing on researcFeb 2 Webinar.pngh, staff feedback, and lessons learned through implementation, presenters will share strategies for creating staff appreciation and inclusion initiatives that strengthen relationships, promote emotional well-being, and help reduce burnout and turnover. Participants will explore how investing in staff connection can create a more supportive workplace, enhance employee engagement, and positively influence the quality of care provided to children, youth, and families. Ultimately, when staff feel valued, included, and connected, they are better positioned to build the authentic relationships that make healing possible.

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will learn about one organization's attempt to create a staff appreciation system that enhances meaningful social connections to colleagues to improve work-related performance and overall job satisfaction.
  • Participants will brainstorm ways that they can create a similar system of staff appreciation.
  • Participants will learn about a trauma-informed care model that emphasizes the role of staff well-being on mental health work.

Presenter Bio

I am a licensed clinical professional counselor, who has worked with youth and their families in various mental health settings. I have worked in the mental health field for 25+ years in various roles, including therapist, supervisor, and trainer and I have been with Catholic Charities for 20+ years. Our organization is a residential treatment center and special education school, providing services for children from all over the state of Maryland. My specialties include trauma informed care, training, supervision, and behavioral health programming development and implementation.



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